Colorado Dams

1,962 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

1,962

High Hazard

451

23%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

119

Average Age

84 yrs

Hazard Classification

High451 (23.0%)
Significant294 (15.0%)
Low1,217 (62.0%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory691 (35.2%)
Fair533 (27.2%)
Poor / Unsatisfactory119 (6.1%)
Not Rated619 (31.5%)

Federal

141

State

80

Local

416

Private

1,221

Poor Condition Dams

All Dams in Colorado

Showing 76100 of 691

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Broad

Jefferson County

131870LowSatisfactory
Brush Hollow

Fremont County

901922HighSatisfactory
Buckley Dam

Arapahoe County

331960LowSatisfactory
Buffalo

Jackson County

291935LowSatisfactory
Buffehrs

Summit County

201918LowSatisfactory
Bull Canal (Main Reservoir)

Weld County

651982HighSatisfactory
Bull Creek #3

Mesa County

251895LowSatisfactory
Bullfrog

Montrose County

381948LowSatisfactory
Burgess #2

Teller County

251967LowSatisfactory
Burns

Jackson County

241959LowSatisfactory
Burns, Walter L. Det.

Elbert County

251967LowSatisfactory
Button Rock

Boulder County

2141969HighSatisfactory
Cabin Creek Lower

Clear Creek County

951967HighSatisfactory
Cabin Creek Upper

Clear Creek County

2101967HighSatisfactory
Cache La Poudre

Larimer County

601977HighSatisfactory
Canon City Presedimentation Pond

Fremont County

241973LowSatisfactory
Canon Wtrsd C-3

Fremont County

931972HighSatisfactory
Canon Wtrshd. Det. C-4

Fremont County

681972HighSatisfactory
Carbonate Camp #7

Delta County

121890LowSatisfactory
Carmody

Jefferson County

81974SignificantSatisfactory
Carriage Hills #1 (Upper)

Larimer County

141967SignificantSatisfactory
Carroll Brown

Ouray County

251902LowSatisfactory
Case #1 Dam

Eagle County

151908LowSatisfactory
C.A. Sherwin #1

Logan County

121915LowSatisfactory
C.A. Sherwin #2

Logan County

121915LowSatisfactory
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Data sourced from the National Inventory of Dams (NID). Hazard classification reflects potential consequences of failure, not the likelihood of failure.