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Top Dams in La Plata County, CO

Dam

Water barrier or embankment built across the course of a stream or into a body of water to control and (or) impound the flow of water.

Related terms: breakwater, dike, jetty

See also: Forests, Locales, Mines, Parks, and Reserves

 Man-made

There are 20 dams in La Plata County, Colorado.

• Keeler Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.483333°
  	Longitude:	-107.8089549°
  	Elevation:	7257 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Durango, CO 14.90 miles
  • Rico, CO 18.88 miles
  • Bayfield, CO 21.25 miles
  • Silverton, CO 24.04 miles
  • Ophir, CO 25.85 miles
• Haviland Lake Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.5319434°
  	Longitude:	-107.8075659°
  	Elevation:	8110 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Rico, CO 16.50 miles
  • Durango, CO 18.18 miles
  • Silverton, CO 20.87 miles
  • Ophir, CO 22.50 miles
  • Bayfield, CO 24.09 miles
• Lake of the Pines Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.6083313°
  	Longitude:	-107.812288°
  	Elevation:	8937 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Rico, CO 13.28 miles
  • Silverton, CO 16.22 miles
  • Ophir, CO 17.21 miles
  • Mountain Village, CO 22.45 miles
  • Telluride, CO 22.74 miles
• Charles Lemon RR Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.205°
  	Longitude:	-107.755°
  	Elevation:	6722 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Durango, CO 8.42 miles
  • Bayfield, CO 8.75 miles
  • Ignacio, CO 9.15 miles
  • Young Place, NM 19.55 miles
  • Cedar Hill, NM 19.97 miles
• Terminal Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.5466655°
  	Longitude:	-107.8072881°
  	Elevation:	8396 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Rico, CO 15.84 miles
  • Durango, CO 19.17 miles
  • Silverton, CO 19.92 miles
  • Ophir, CO 21.48 miles
  • Bayfield, CO 24.98 miles
• Durango Regulatory Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.2900022°
  	Longitude:	-107.8506215°
  	Elevation:	6890 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Durango, CO 1.91 miles
  • Bayfield, CO 14.58 miles
  • Ignacio, CO 17.02 miles
  • Mancos, CO 24.40 miles
  • Cedar Hill, NM 24.49 miles
• Lemon Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.3819464°
  	Longitude:	-107.6608938°
  	Elevation:	8136 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Bayfield, CO 11.34 miles
  • Durango, CO 14.12 miles
  • Ignacio, CO 18.51 miles
  • Arboles, CO 27.84 miles
  • Young Place, NM 27.90 miles
• Taylor Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.4716642°
  	Longitude:	-108.0156286°
  	Elevation:	10072 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Rico, CO 15.30 miles
  • Durango, CO 15.48 miles
  • Mancos, CO 17.38 miles
  • Dolores, CO 26.81 miles
  • Ophir, CO 28.44 miles
• Turner Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.3650009°
  	Longitude:	-107.868956°
  	Elevation:	7401 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Durango, CO 6.23 miles
  • Bayfield, CO 17.73 miles
  • Ignacio, CO 21.60 miles
  • Mancos, CO 23.13 miles
  • Rico, CO 24.31 miles
• Henderson Lake Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.5119444°
  	Longitude:	-107.7270079°
  	Elevation:	9931 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Durango, CO 18.39 miles
  • Rico, CO 20.78 miles
  • Silverton, CO 21.01 miles
  • Bayfield, CO 21.02 miles
  • Ophir, CO 24.53 miles
• Short Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.1383358°
  	Longitude:	-107.8672879°
  	Elevation:	6503 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Durango, CO 9.49 miles
  • Ignacio, CO 13.00 miles
  • Cedar Hill, NM 13.97 miles
  • Bayfield, CO 16.00 miles
  • Young Place, NM 21.67 miles
• Vallecito Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.3775023°
  	Longitude:	-107.5733908°
  	Elevation:	7664 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Bayfield, CO 10.59 miles
  • Durango, CO 18.27 miles
  • Ignacio, CO 18.43 miles
  • Arboles, CO 25.59 miles
  • Young Place, NM 26.64 miles
• Pastorius Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.1983363°
  	Longitude:	-107.8131199°
  	Elevation:	6863 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Durango, CO 6.47 miles
  • Ignacio, CO 11.46 miles
  • Bayfield, CO 11.98 miles
  • Cedar Hill, NM 18.56 miles
  • Young Place, NM 21.51 miles
• Red Mesa Ward Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.1666663°
  	Longitude:	-108.1439644°
  	Elevation:	6932 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Mancos, CO 14.69 miles
  • Durango, CO 16.35 miles
  • La Plata, NM 16.65 miles
  • Cedar Hill, NM 21.16 miles
  • Spencerville, NM 24.42 miles
• Warner Number 5 Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.4966663°
  	Longitude:	-107.797288°
  	Elevation:	7451 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Durango, CO 15.96 miles
  • Rico, CO 18.61 miles
  • Bayfield, CO 21.69 miles
  • Silverton, CO 22.96 miles
  • Ophir, CO 24.97 miles
• Wommer Number 1 Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.3233361°
  	Longitude:	-107.5922797°
  	Elevation:	7451 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Bayfield, CO 6.76 miles
  • Ignacio, CO 14.57 miles
  • Durango, CO 16.16 miles
  • Arboles, CO 22.52 miles
  • Young Place, NM 23.09 miles
• Durango Number 1 Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.5383336°
  	Longitude:	-107.6039487°
  	Elevation:	10978 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Silverton, CO 19.19 miles
  • Bayfield, CO 21.61 miles
  • Durango, CO 23.67 miles
  • Ophir, CO 25.32 miles
  • Rico, CO 25.66 miles
• Pine River Watershed PR-1 Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.0666711°
  	Longitude:	-107.5256079°
  	Elevation:	6601 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Young Place, NM 5.01 miles
  • Arboles, CO 6.45 miles
  • Ignacio, CO 6.80 miles
  • Bayfield, CO 11.68 miles
  • Navajo Dam, NM 19.02 miles
• Pine River Watershed PR-2 Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.1016709°
  	Longitude:	-107.5356087°
  	Elevation:	6604 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Ignacio, CO 5.45 miles
  • Young Place, NM 7.47 miles
  • Arboles, CO 8.19 miles
  • Bayfield, CO 9.23 miles
  • Navajo Dam, NM 21.25 miles
• Reservoir Number 2 Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	37.2416704°
  	Longitude:	-107.5589442°
  	Elevation:	6936 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Bayfield, CO 2.43 miles
  • Ignacio, CO 9.66 miles
  • Arboles, CO 16.65 miles
  • Young Place, NM 17.23 miles
  • Durango, CO 17.81 miles