Taylor Park Dam

Part of the Uncompahgre Project located on the western slope of central Colorado, the Taylor Park Dam was engineered by the Bureau of Reclamation. It is located on the Taylor River, a tributary of the Gunnison River, and the dam is used to create the Taylor Park Reservoir in Gunnison County, Colorado.

Taylor Park Dam
Taylor Park Dam is located in Colorado
Taylor Park Dam
Location of Taylor Park Dam in Colorado
Taylor Park Dam is located in the United States
Taylor Park Dam
Taylor Park Dam (the United States)
CountryUnited States
LocationAlmont, Colorado
Coordinates38°49′07″N 106°36′20″W
PurposeIrrigation
StatusComplete
Construction began1935 (1935)
Opening date1937
Built byBureau of Reclamation
Operator(s)Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth fill dam
ImpoundsTaylor River
Height206.8 ft (63.0 m)
Width (crest)675 ft (206 m)
Dam volume1,115,000 cu yd (852,000 m3)
Spillways1
Spillway typeWeir crest
Spillway length180 ft (55 m)
Spillway capacity10,000 cu ft (280 m3)/sec at 9,336 ft (2,846 m)
Spillway volumetric flow rate1,500 cu ft (42 m3)/sec at 9,330 ft (2,840 m)
Reservoir
CreatesTaylor Park Reservoir
Total capacity106,200 ft/acre (80,000 m/ha)
Inactive capacity9,183 ft/acre (6,916 m/ha)
Maximum water depth160 ft (49 m)
Normal elevation9,336 ft (2,846 m)
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Taylor Park Dam

Taylor Park Reservoir

The Taylor Park Reservoir is a body of water created by the 1937 Taylor Park Dam, which dams the Taylor River of Colorado, United States. The dam and reservoir, located about 35 miles (56 km) northeast of Gunnison, are part of the Uncompahgre Project in Colorado. Recreation management at the reservoir is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Forest Service and offers camping and fishing. Available fish species in the reservoir include rainbow, brown, and cutthroat trout, mackinaw, kokanee, northern pike, and brook trout in the tributaries. The summit of Cottonwood Pass lies a few miles east of the reservoir and can be accessed via Gunnison County Road 209 during the summer months.

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