Mountain Home Reservoir Explained

Mountain Home Reservoir
Location:Costilla County, Colorado
Coordinates:37.3939°N -105.3867°W
Type:reservoir
Inflow:Trinchera Creek
Outflow:Trinchera Creek
Basin Countries:United States
Agency:The Trinchera Irrigation Company
Designation:Mountain Home Reservoir State Wildlife Area
Volume:19500acre.ft [1]
Elevation:2483abbr=offNaNabbr=off [2]
Pushpin Map:Colorado
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Colorado

Mountain Home Reservoir is a reservoir and state wildlife area in Costilla County, Colorado, near Fort Garland. Frozen in winter, the reservoir lies at 2483abbr=offNaNabbr=off elevation on the western slope of the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in southern Colorado.

The reservoir impounds Trinchera Creek and lies near the Trinchera Ranch and Sangre de Cristo Ranches subdivisions.

The dam was built in 1912–1913. The reservoir is the site of the Mountain Home Reservoir State Wildlife Area, managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Among the species of fish anglers can catch in the reservoir is northern pike.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Smith . Helen . 2017-12-22 . A look at San Luis Valley Reservoirs, part 1 . Alamosa Valley Courier . 2018-04-21.
  2. 199661 . Mountain Home Reservoir.
  3. News: Sexton. Eli . 2017-07-21 . Big catch at Mountain Home . Valley Courier . 2018-04-21.