Silver Jack Dam

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Silver Jack Dam (NID #CO01693) is a dam in Gunnison County, Colorado. [1]

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. [2] It impounds the East Fork Cimarron River for irrigation storage, as the main part of the larger Bostwick Park Project on the Western Slope. [3] 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) [4] and a maximum capacity of 12,820 acre-feet (15,810,000 m3). [5] Recreation includes fishing, camping, boating, hunting, and hiking. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Silver Jack". National Inventory of Dams. May 24, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Dam Name : Silver Jack". ce-npdp-serv2.stanford.edu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Project details - Bostwick Park Project - Bureau of Reclamation". Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Jack Dam
  5. ↑ "Silver Jack". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  6. ↑ "Recreation.gov - Camping, Cabins, RVs, Permits, Passes & More".

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