Trujillo Meadows Reservoir

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Trujillo Meadows Reservoir
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The reservoir in 2025
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Trujillo Meadows Reservoir
The reservoir's location in Colorado
Location Conejos County, Colorado, U.S.
Coordinates 37°03′5.28″N106°27′7.37″W / 37.0514667°N 106.4520472°W / 37.0514667; -106.4520472
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Rio de los Pinos
Primary outflows Rio de los Pinos
Basin  countriesUnited States
Managing agencyColorado Parks and Wildlife
DesignationTrujillo Meadows Reservoir State Wildlife Area
Built1954
Surface area69 acres (28 hectares)
Water volume1,925 acre-feet (2,374,000 cubic meters)
Surface elevation10,023 feet (3,055 meters)
References [1] [2] [3]

Trujillo Meadows Reservoir lies in a remote area of Conejos County, Colorado, U.S., near Cumbres Pass. The reservoir, which lies at an elevation of 10,023 feet (3,055 meters) in Colorado's San Juan Mountains, is used for fishing and is a Colorado state wildlife area. The state wildlife area is surrounded by the Rio Grande National Forest. The reservoir lies about four miles (6.4 km) from Cumbres Pass on Forest Service Road 118. [4]

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Camping

The Forest Service operates a campground called Trujillo Meadows Campground. It is located about one mile (1.6 km) before the reservoir on the access road and has 50 camp sites. [5]

Dam

The Trujillo Meadows Dam, NID ID CO00788, is a 57-foot (17-meter) high earthen dam that can store up to 1,925 acre-feet (2,374,000 cubic meters) of water. It was built in 1954 and is 315 feet (96 meters) wide. The dam and reservoir are owned by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. [2]

State wildlife area

The lake and the immediate area around it make up the Trujillo Meadows Reservoir State Wildlife Area. Fishing is the wildlife area's chief activity. [4] The reservoir has 69 surface acres (28 ha) and has a boat ramp. Anglers catch brown trout, rainbow trout, and sometimes brook trout. [3]

See also

Rio de los Pinos

References

  1. ↑ "Trujillo Meadows Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 13, 1978. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Trujillo Meadows". National Inventory of Dams. United States Army. December 22, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Trujillo Meadows boating site". Rio Grande National Forest. USDA Forest Service. n.d. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Trujillo Meadows SWA, Conejos County". Colorado Parks and Wildlife. n.d. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Trujillo Meadows Campground". Rio Grande National Forest. USDA Forest Service. n.d. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
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