Silver Jack Dam

Last updated September 28, 2023

Silver Jack Dam (National ID # CO01693) is a dam in Gunnison County, Colorado.

The earthen dam was constructed between 1966 and 1971 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, with a height of 173 feet (53 m), 1,050 feet (320 m) long at its crest, and a morning glory spillway.^[1] It impounds the East Fork Cimarron River for irrigation storage, as the main part of the larger Bostwick Park Project on the western slope.^[2] The dam is owned by the Bureau and operated by the local Bostwick Park Water Conservancy District.

The reservoir it creates, Silver Jack Reservoir, has a normal water surface of 293 acres (119 ha), a normal elevation of 2,671 metres (8,763 ft)^[3] and a maximum capacity of 12,820 acre-feet (15,810,000 m³).^[4] Recreation includes fishing, camping, boating, hunting, and hiking.^[5]

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References

↑ "Archived copy". ce-npdp-serv2.stanford.edu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "Project details - Bostwick Park Project - Bureau of Reclamation". Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Jack Dam
↑ "Silver Jack". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
↑ http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=61&contractCode=129 ^{[ bare URL ]}

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[1] "Archived copy". ce-npdp-serv2.stanford.edu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Project details - Bostwick Park Project - Bureau of Reclamation". Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2012-09-24.

[3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Jack Dam

[4] "Silver Jack". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-09-24.

[5] ttp://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=61&contractCode=129 ^{[ bare URL ]}

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