Tarryall Reservoir

Tarryall Reservoir
Aerial view (2024)
Tarryall Reservoir The reservoir's location in Colorado
Location	Colorado
Coordinates	39°13′43.99″N105°36′41.59″W / 39.2288861°N 105.6115528°W / 39.2288861; -105.6115528
Primary inflows	Tarryall Creek
Primary outflows	Tarryall Creek
Basin  countries	United States
Managing agency	Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Surface area	175 acres (71 hectares) [1]
Surface elevation	8,865 feet (2,702 meters)
Frozen	Freezes in winter
References	[2]

Tarryall Reservoir lies in Park County, Colorado, U.S. east of Fairplay. The reservoir and the land around it make up the Tarryall Reservoir State Wildlife Area. The wildlife area borders the Pike National Forest. ^[1]

Dam

Built in 1929, the Tarryall Dam is a concrete gravity dam that impounds Tarryall Creek. The 70-foot (21-meter) high dam stores 1,580 acre-feet (1,950,000 cubic meters) of water. Colorado Parks and Wildlife owns the dam, and its NID ID# is CO00342. ^[3]

State wildlife area

The 711-acre (288-hectare) Tarryall Reservoir State Wildlife Area centers on the reservoir. Located 16.5 miles (26.6 kilometers) southeast of the hamlet of Jefferson, Colorado on Park County Road 77, the wildlife area offers coldwater lake and stream fishing, waterfowl and big game hunting, and wildlife viewing and camping. ^{[1] [4]}

History

The reservoir was originally planned to function as a fish hatchery, but this effort ended, and now it offers outdoor recreation. It lies within the Tarryall Rural Historic District, an historic district listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. ^[5]

References

1. "Tarryall Reservoir SWA – Jefferson". Uncover Colorado. 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
2. "Tarryall Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. December 31, 1981. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
3. "Tarryall". National Inventory of Dams. June 21, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
4. "Tarryall Reservoir State Wildlife Area". Colorado Parks and Wildlife. December 8, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
5. "National Register of Historic Places inventory nomination form: Tarryall Rural Historic District". National Register of Historic Places. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service. November 1, 2017. Archived from the original on September 20, 2024. Retrieved September 20, 2024.

External links

• Tarryall State Wildlife Area
• Media related to Tarryall Reservoir at Wikimedia Commons