Ruedi Dam
Dam in Pitkin County, Colorado · Fryingpan River · forms Ruedi Reservoir
Height
322 ft
98 m (NID height)
Length
1,042 ft
318 m
Completed
1968
Ruedi Reservoir today
7,679.77 ft
7 days ▼ 0.66 ft
Normal storage
102,373 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 12:00 AM MDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Other; Irrigation; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 322 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 119,007 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,110 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 285 ft
- Drainage area
- 224 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 25 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Omaha District
- Also known as
- Ruedi Reservoir
- NID ID
- CO01664
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID CO01664 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.