Mcphee Dam
Dam in Montezuma County, Colorado · Delores River · forms Mcphee Reservoir
Height
295 ft
90 m (NID height)
Length
1,300 ft
396 m
Completed
1983
Mcphee Reservoir today
6,865.60 ft
7 days ▲ 2.07 ft
Normal storage
381,000 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 1:00 AM MDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Fish and Wildlife Pond; Irrigation; Recreation; Hydroelectric; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 270 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 399,200 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 4,918 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 262 ft
- Drainage area
- 818 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 56 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Albuquerque District
- Also known as
- Mcphee Reservoir
- NID ID
- CO02707
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID CO02707 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Mcphee Reservoir
- Mcphee Great Cut Dike