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Top Dams in Rio Blanco 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: Locales, Mines, and Parks

 Man-made

There are 30 dams in Rio Blanco County, Colorado.

• Wilson Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	39.919975°
  	Longitude:	-107.8839612°
  	Elevation:	8041 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Meeker, CO 8.26 miles
  • Rifle, CO 27.16 miles
  • Silt, CO 28.37 miles
  • New Castle, CO 30.27 miles
  • Chacra, CO 33.27 miles
• Big Beaver Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	39.9716437°
  	Longitude:	-107.6472864°
  	Elevation:	6991 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Meeker, CO 14.79 miles
  • New Castle, CO 28.18 miles
  • Silt, CO 29.24 miles
  • Chacra, CO 29.39 miles
  • Rifle, CO 31.04 miles
• Johnnie Johnson Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.0883042°
  	Longitude:	-108.2139745°
  	Elevation:	5764 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Meeker, CO 16.29 miles
  • Maybell, CO 30.42 miles
  • Rangely, CO 31.23 miles
  • Dinosaur, CO 43.61 miles
  • Rifle, CO 44.57 miles
• Bailey Lake Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	39.966645°
  	Longitude:	-107.5506163°
  	Elevation:	8812 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Meeker, CO 19.80 miles
  • New Castle, CO 27.23 miles
  • Chacra, CO 27.60 miles
  • Silt, CO 29.43 miles
  • Glenwood Springs, CO 31.15 miles
• Poose Creek Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.1316473°
  	Longitude:	-107.2589441°
  	Elevation:	9396 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Phippsburg, CO 18.04 miles
  • Yampa, CO 18.56 miles
  • Oak Creek, CO 18.70 miles
  • Hayden, CO 25.13 miles
  • Craig, CO 30.53 miles
• Sheriff Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.1485928°
  	Longitude:	-107.134497°
  	Elevation:	9754 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Phippsburg, CO 11.61 miles
  • Yampa, CO 11.93 miles
  • Oak Creek, CO 12.75 miles
  • Hayden, CO 24.81 miles
  • McCoy, CO 26.95 miles
• Taylor Draw Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.1072659°
  	Longitude:	-108.7121415°
  	Elevation:	5279 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Rangely, CO 5.09 miles
  • Dinosaur, CO 18.54 miles
  • Bonanza, UT 25.31 miles
  • Jensen, UT 37.52 miles
  • Meeker, CO 42.52 miles
• Allen Basin Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.1599824°
  	Longitude:	-107.0422729°
  	Elevation:	8701 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Yampa, CO 7.08 miles
  • Phippsburg, CO 7.21 miles
  • Oak Creek, CO 9.10 miles
  • McCoy, CO 23.76 miles
  • Steamboat Springs, CO 25.05 miles
• Lunney Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.1263632°
  	Longitude:	-107.7625691°
  	Elevation:	7139 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Meeker, CO 10.05 miles
  • Craig, CO 29.18 miles
  • Maybell, CO 31.99 miles
  • Hayden, CO 36.86 miles
  • New Castle, CO 40.09 miles
• Beaver Lake Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	39.9116447°
  	Longitude:	-107.645619°
  	Elevation:	8100 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Meeker, CO 16.62 miles
  • New Castle, CO 24.12 miles
  • Silt, CO 25.09 miles
  • Chacra, CO 25.53 miles
  • Rifle, CO 27.05 miles
• Big Lick Irrigation Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.0099768°
  	Longitude:	-107.6256193°
  	Elevation:	7700 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Meeker, CO 15.33 miles
  • New Castle, CO 30.58 miles
  • Chacra, CO 31.50 miles
  • Silt, CO 31.92 miles
  • Rifle, CO 33.89 miles
• Blowdown Water Storage Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	39.9166392°
  	Longitude:	-108.5023174°
  	Elevation:	6857 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Rangely, CO 19.89 miles
  • Meeker, CO 32.30 miles
  • Dinosaur, CO 35.27 miles
  • Bonanza, UT 36.47 miles
  • Parachute, CO 40.03 miles
• Bunker Lake Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.1783141°
  	Longitude:	-107.1722757°
  	Elevation:	8960 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Phippsburg, CO 12.63 miles
  • Oak Creek, CO 13.11 miles
  • Yampa, CO 14.03 miles
  • Hayden, CO 22.36 miles
  • Steamboat Springs, CO 27.76 miles
• Butler Reservoir Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.2666441°
  	Longitude:	-107.3672806°
  	Elevation:	8448 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Hayden, CO 16.83 miles
  • Craig, CO 19.60 miles
  • Oak Creek, CO 21.57 miles
  • Phippsburg, CO 22.47 miles
  • Yampa, CO 25.45 miles
• Chapman Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.1863703°
  	Longitude:	-107.091163°
  	Elevation:	9265 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Phippsburg, CO 8.40 miles
  • Oak Creek, CO 9.30 miles
  • Yampa, CO 9.92 miles
  • Hayden, CO 23.07 miles
  • Steamboat Springs, CO 24.75 miles
• Coal Ridge Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.2124714°
  	Longitude:	-108.6462142°
  	Elevation:	5650 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Rangely, CO 12.03 miles
  • Dinosaur, CO 19.55 miles
  • Bonanza, UT 31.02 miles
  • Maybell, CO 36.22 miles
  • Jensen, UT 37.89 miles
• Cove Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.1994203°
  	Longitude:	-107.5731189°
  	Elevation:	8199 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Meeker, CO 21.17 miles
  • Craig, CO 21.87 miles
  • Hayden, CO 26.35 miles
  • Oak Creek, CO 32.84 miles
  • Phippsburg, CO 33.29 miles
• Cove Lake Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.2016425°
  	Longitude:	-107.5775635°
  	Elevation:	8140 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Meeker, CO 21.05 miles
  • Craig, CO 21.73 miles
  • Hayden, CO 26.38 miles
  • Oak Creek, CO 33.05 miles
  • Phippsburg, CO 33.51 miles
• D D and E Wise Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.1749749°
  	Longitude:	-107.6872891°
  	Elevation:	7431 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Meeker, CO 15.26 miles
  • Craig, CO 24.65 miles
  • Hayden, CO 31.67 miles
  • Maybell, CO 31.69 miles
  • Oak Creek, CO 39.07 miles
• Flattop Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.2583109°
  	Longitude:	-107.3622804°
  	Elevation:	8632 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Hayden, CO 17.28 miles
  • Craig, CO 20.23 miles
  • Oak Creek, CO 21.33 miles
  • Phippsburg, CO 22.15 miles
  • Yampa, CO 25.03 miles
• Gill Reservoir Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.2166463°
  	Longitude:	-107.2506108°
  	Elevation:	8067 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Oak Creek, CO 15.93 miles
  • Phippsburg, CO 16.23 miles
  • Yampa, CO 18.59 miles
  • Hayden, CO 19.26 miles
  • Craig, CO 25.85 miles
• Gregor Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	39.9066448°
  	Longitude:	-107.638952°
  	Elevation:	8294 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Meeker, CO 17.10 miles
  • New Castle, CO 23.70 miles
  • Silt, CO 24.76 miles
  • Chacra, CO 25.07 miles
  • Rifle, CO 26.82 miles
• Haley Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.1763698°
  	Longitude:	-107.1719979°
  	Elevation:	8793 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Phippsburg, CO 12.65 miles
  • Oak Creek, CO 13.17 miles
  • Yampa, CO 14.00 miles
  • Hayden, CO 22.49 miles
  • Steamboat Springs, CO 27.86 miles
• McHatten Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.0716407°
  	Longitude:	-107.8206266°
  	Elevation:	6752 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Meeker, CO 5.43 miles
  • Maybell, CO 33.87 miles
  • Craig, CO 33.89 miles
  • Rifle, CO 37.15 miles
  • Silt, CO 37.18 miles
• Raven Park Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.1827515°
  	Longitude:	-108.7395506°
  	Elevation:	5771 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Rangely, CO 7.43 miles
  • Dinosaur, CO 15.11 miles
  • Bonanza, UT 25.69 miles
  • Jensen, UT 33.94 miles
  • Maybell, CO 41.43 miles
• West Miller Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	39.7916423°
  	Longitude:	-107.9622964°
  	Elevation:	7405 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Meeker, CO 17.19 miles
  • Rifle, CO 20.15 miles
  • Silt, CO 23.39 miles
  • Parachute, CO 23.96 miles
  • Battlement Mesa, CO 24.43 miles
• Wyman Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.1713634°
  	Longitude:	-107.7322906°
  	Elevation:	7064 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Meeker, CO 13.30 miles
  • Craig, CO 25.70 miles
  • Maybell, CO 30.36 miles
  • Hayden, CO 33.57 miles
  • Oak Creek, CO 41.45 miles
• Simon Number 1 Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	40.1716487°
  	Longitude:	-107.0556065°
  	Elevation:	8901 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Phippsburg, CO 7.24 miles
  • Yampa, CO 7.87 miles
  • Oak Creek, CO 8.79 miles
  • Steamboat Springs, CO 24.65 miles
  • Hayden, CO 24.76 miles
• Larson Number 2 Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	39.7433098°
  	Longitude:	-107.9456287°
  	Elevation:	7260 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Rifle, CO 16.81 miles
  • Meeker, CO 20.40 miles
  • Silt, CO 20.45 miles
  • Parachute, CO 20.93 miles
  • Battlement Mesa, CO 21.29 miles
• Mark Number 1 Dam (Dam)

  	Latitude:	39.6783088°
  	Longitude:	-108.8506588°
  	Elevation:	6952 ft.

  Nearest Cities

  • Rangely, CO 28.38 miles
  • Bonanza, UT 29.35 miles
  • Loma, CO 33.40 miles
  • Fruita, CO 36.47 miles
  • Dinosaur, CO 40.01 miles