Shore Fishing at Vallecito Reservoir Colorado

Vallecito Dam is a dam in La Plata County, Colorado about 18 miles northeast of Durango. Trees were cleared for the reservoir by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The earthen dam was constructed in 1940 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, with a height of 162 feet, and a length at its crest of 4,010 feet. It impounds the Los Pinos River for irr…
Vallecito Dam is a dam in La Plata County, Colorado about 18 miles northeast of Durango. Trees were cleared for the reservoir by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The earthen dam was constructed in 1940 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, with a height of 162 feet, and a length at its crest of 4,010 feet. It impounds the Los Pinos River for irrigation water storage. The dam is owned by the Bureau and is operated by the local Pine River Irrigation District.
  • Height: 162 ft (49 m)
  • Length: 4,010 ft (1,220 m)
  • Total capacity: 125,400 acre⋅ft (154,700,000 m³)
  • Surface area: 4.3 sq mi (11 km²)
  • Normal elevation: 2,338 m (7,671 ft)

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