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Rio Grande Dam is a
San Luis Valley Irrigation District
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Rio Grande Dam is a dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, aqua ...
in Hinsdale County, Colorado
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impounding the Rio Grande
The Rio Grande ( or ) in the United States or the Río Bravo (del Norte) in Mexico (), also known as Tó Ba'áadi in Navajo language, Navajo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the Southwestern United States a ...
. Built between 1910 and 1914 by the San Luis Valley Irrigation District to store water for agriculture in the San Luis Valley
The San Luis Valley is a region in south-central Colorado with a small portion overlapping into New Mexico. The valley is approximately long and wide, making it the largest alpine valley in the world. It extends from the Continental Divide on ...
, Rio Grande Dam is an earth and rock fill dam high and long. The dam impounds the Rio Grande Reservoir, with a capacity of .
The dam and reservoir are situated at an elevation of about southwest of Creede
Creede is a Statutory Town and the county seat of Mineral County, Colorado, United States. It is the most populous community and the only incorporated municipality within the county. The town population was 257 at the 2020 United States census ...
, several miles below the headwaters
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of the Rio Grande.
See also
* List of Rio Grande dams and diversions *List of largest reservoirs of Colorado
This is a list of the largest reservoirs in the state of Colorado. All thirty-nine reservoirs that contain greater than are included in the list. Most of the larger reservoirs in the state are owned by the United States Bureau of Reclamation and, ...
References
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* *San Luis Valley Irrigation District
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