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 501525 of 1,962

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
E. Beckwith #1

Gunnison County

431935LowSatisfactory
Echo Canyon

Archuleta County

821969SignificantFair
Echo Lake

Garfield County

231910LowNot Rated
Edward Madigan Ec #1

Elbert County

291977LowSatisfactory
Egeria

Routt County

211902LowNot Rated
Eggleston

Delta County

401949HighFair
E. G. Merritt

Montezuma County

211978LowFair
Ehmann, Frank Det. #1

Elbert County

241967LowNot Rated
Ehmann, Frank Det. #2

Elbert County

281969LowSatisfactory
Elder

Larimer County

251904HighSatisfactory
Eleven Mile Canyon

Park County

1511932HighSatisfactory
Elk Creek #1

Rio Grande County

211946LowSatisfactory
Elkhead Creek

Moffat County

1181979HighSatisfactory
Elk Lake

Moffat County

301904SignificantFair
Elk Lake #1

Teller County

441971LowFair
Elk Park

Delta County

241951LowFair
Elk Wallows

Delta County

221903LowFair
Ella

Delta County

201911LowFair
Ellgen

Moffat County

411949LowFair
Ellgen #2

Moffat County

151949LowSatisfactory
Emanuel Kembel

Morgan County

121935LowSatisfactory
E.M. Curry

Routt County

331953LowSatisfactory
Empire (East Embankment)

Morgan County

351905HighSatisfactory
Empire (Mcintyre Dike)

Weld County

351905HighSatisfactory
Empire (Nw Embankment)

Weld County

351905HighSatisfactory
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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.