Vallecito Dam
Dam in La Plata County, Colorado · Los Pinos River · forms Vallecito Reservoir
Height
162 ft
49 m (NID height)
Length
4,010 ft
1,222 m
Completed
1941
Vallecito Reservoir today
7,649.71 ft
7 days ▲ 5.13 ft
Normal storage
129,700 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 1:00 AM MDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Fish and Wildlife Pond; Irrigation; Recreation; Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 162 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 136,200 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 2,803 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 118 ft
- Drainage area
- 254 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 125 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Albuquerque District
- Also known as
- Vallecito Reservoir
- NID ID
- CO01695
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID CO01695 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.