Morrow Point Dam
Dam in Montrose County, Colorado · Gunnison River · forms Morrow Point Reservoir
Height
468 ft
143 m (NID height)
Length
724 ft
221 m
Completed
1968
Morrow Point Reservoir today
7,149.94 ft
7 days ▲ 0.28 ft
Normal storage
117,190 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 1:00 AM MDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Concrete
- Structural height
- 468 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 121,275 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 838 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 400 ft
- Drainage area
- 3,640 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 60 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Albuquerque District
- Also known as
- Morrow Point Reservoir
- NID ID
- CO01689
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID CO01689 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.