| Tarryall Reservoir | |
| Inflow: | Tarryall Creek |
| Outflow: | Tarryall Creek |
| Basin Countries: | United States |
| Agency: | Colorado Parks and Wildlife |
| Area: | 175acres[1] |
| Elevation: | 8865feet |
| Frozen: | Freezes in winter |
| Pushpin Map: | Colorado |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | The reservoir's location in Colorado |
| Reference: | [2] |
Tarryall Reservoir lies in Park County, Colorado, U.S. east of Fairplay. The reservoir and the land around it make up the Tarryall Reservoir State Wildlife Area. The wildlife area borders the Pike National Forest.
Built in 1929, the Tarryall Dam is a concrete gravity dam that impounds Tarryall Creek. The 70sp=usNaNsp=us high dam stores 1580acre.ft of water. Colorado Parks and Wildlife owns the dam, and its NID ID# is CO00342.[3]
The 711sp=usNaNsp=us Tarryall Reservoir State Wildlife Area centers on the reservoir. Located 16.5miles southeast of the hamlet of Jefferson, Colorado on Park County Road 77, the wildlife area offers coldwater lake and stream fishing, waterfowl and big game hunting, and wildlife viewing and camping.[4]
The reservoir was originally planned to function as a fish hatchery, but this effort ended, and now it offers outdoor recreation. It lies within the Tarryall Rural Historic District, an historic district listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[5]