Silver Jack Dam Explained

Silver Jack Dam (National ID # CO01693) is a dam in Gunnison County, Colorado.

The earthen dam was constructed between 1966 and 1971 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, with a height of, long at its crest, and a morning glory spillway.^[1] It impounds the East Fork Cimarron River for irrigation storage, as the main part of the larger Bostwick Park Project on the western slope.^[2] The dam is owned by the Bureau and operated by the local Bostwick Park Water Conservancy District.

The reservoir it creates, Silver Jack Reservoir, has a normal water surface of, a normal elevation of and a maximum capacity of .^[3] Recreation includes fishing, camping, boating, hunting, and hiking.^[4]

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38.232°N -107.5423°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . ce-npdp-serv2.stanford.edu . 6 June 2022 . https://archive.today/20121215015702/http://ce-npdp-serv2.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=CO01693 . 15 December 2012 . dead.
2. Web site: Project details - Bostwick Park Project - Bureau of Reclamation . 2012-09-24 . 2012-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120925141040/http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Bostwick%20Park%20Project . dead .
3. Web site: Silver Jack . 2012-09-24 . 2012-10-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121013141712/http://findlakes.com/silver_jack_colorado~co01693.htm . dead .
4. http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=61&contractCode=129