Crystal Dam
Dam in Montrose County, Colorado · Gunnison River · forms Crystal Reservoir
Height
323 ft
98 m (NID height)
Length
620 ft
189 m
Completed
1977
Crystal Reservoir today
6,747.88 ft
7 days ▲ 0.73 ft
Normal storage
25,236 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 1:00 AM MDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Concrete
- Structural height
- 323 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 30,726 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 301 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 227 ft
- Drainage area
- 3,965 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 164 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Albuquerque District
- Also known as
- Crystal Reservoir
- NID ID
- CO00387
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID CO00387 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.