Taylor Park Dam
| Taylor Park Dam | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Location | Almont, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 38°49′07″N 106°36′20″W / 38.818645°N 106.605642°W |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Status | Complete |
| Construction began | 1935 |
| Opening date | 1937 |
| Built by | Bureau of Reclamation |
| Operator(s) | Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth fill dam |
| Impounds | Taylor River |
| Height | 206.8 ft (63.0 m) |
| Width (crest) | 675 ft (206 m) |
| Dam volume | 1,115,000 cu yd (852,000 m3) |
| Spillways | 1 |
| Spillway type | Weir crest |
| Spillway length | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Spillway capacity | 10,000 cu ft/s (280 m3/s) at 9,336 ft (2,846 m) |
| Spillway volumetric flow rate | 1,500 cu ft/s (42 m3/s) at 9,330 ft (2,840 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Taylor Park Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 106,200 ft/acre (80,000 m/ha) |
| Inactive capacity | 9,183 ft/acre (6,916 m/ha) |
| Maximum water depth | 160 ft (49 m) |
| Normal elevation | 9,336 ft (2,846 m) |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | Gunnison County Electric Association |
| Commission date | September 20, 2024 |
| Type | Run-of-the-river |
| Turbines | 1 |
| Installed capacity | .5 MW |
| Annual generation | 3.8 million kilowatt-hours |
| Website Taylor Park Dam | |
Part of the Uncompahgre Project located on the western slope of central Colorado, the Taylor Park Dam was engineered by the Bureau of Reclamation. It is located on the Taylor River, a tributary of the Gunnison River, and the dam is used to create the Taylor Park Reservoir in Gunnison County, Colorado. The dam has National Inventory of Dams ID number CO00151.