Ridgway Dam
Dam in Ouray County, Colorado · Umcompahgre River · forms Ridgway Reservoir
Height
330 ft
101 m (NID height)
Length
2,340 ft
713 m
Completed
1987
Ridgway Reservoir today
6,851.09 ft
7 days 0.00 ft
vs full pool
▼ 20.03 ft
Normal storage
84,410 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 1:00 AM MDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Irrigation; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 330 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 93,945 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,109 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 212 ft
- Drainage area
- 265 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 50 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Albuquerque District
- Also known as
- Ridgway Reservoir
- NID ID
- CO02706
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID CO02706 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.