Smith Reservoir (Costilla County, Colorado)

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Smith Reservoir
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Smith Reservoir
Location in Colorado
Location Costilla County, Colorado
Coordinates 37°23′34″N105°31′50″W / 37.39278°N 105.53056°W / 37.39278; -105.53056 [1]
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Trinchera Creek
Sangre de Cristo Creek
Ute Creek
and several other smaller creeks
Primary outflows Trinchera Creek
Managing agencyTrinchera Irrigation Company [2]
DesignationSmith Reservoir State Wildlife Area
Built1914 (1914) [3]
Water volume14,058 acre⋅ft (17,340,000 m3) [3]
Surface elevation7,716 ft (2,352 m) [1]
FrozenFreezes in winter

Smith Reservoir is located in Costilla County, Colorado, south of Blanca in the San Luis Valley. The reservoir is owned by the Trinchera Irrigation Company. [2]

Contents

Dam

The rockfill dam, Smith Dam, [4] was built in 1914 and — according to the National Inventory of Dams — stores 14,058 acre⋅ft (17,340,000 m3) of water. [3] It impounds Trinchera Creek. Sangre de Cristo Creek and several smaller creeks also flow into the reservoir; prior to the reservoir's construction, Sangre de Cristo Creek had its confluence with Trinchera Creek here.

State wildlife area

The lake and the land immediately surrounding it are also designated as the Smith Reservoir State Wildlife Area. It offers trout fishing, waterfowl hunting, and camping. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Smith Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 "The Trinchera Irrigation Company". Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. 1 2 3 "Smith Dam". National Inventory of Dams. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. July 12, 2018. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Smith Dam". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ↑ "Smith Reservoir State Wildlife Area" (PDF). Colorado Parks & Wildlife. March 5, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
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