General

• Vicinity Map
• Region (Map) ....................... Great Plains
• State (Map) ............................... Colorado
• County .......................................... Larimer
• Project ............ Colorado-Big Thompson
• Dam type .................................. Diversion
• Location ........ 8.5 mi W of Loveland, CO
• Watercourse ......... Big Thompson River
• Original Construction ...................... 1950
• National ID Number ........................... NA
• Hydrologic Unit Code .......................         

Dimensions

• Crest Elevation ............................. 5500.0 ft
• Weir Crest Elevation .................... 5486.5 ft
• Structural Height ................................. 35 ft
• Hydraulic Height ................................... 8 ft
• Weir Crest Length ............................... 50 ft
• Total Crest Length .............................. 90 ft
• Crest Width .......................................... 20 ft
• Base Width ........................................... 20 ft
• Volume ............................................ 2,235 cy

Hydraulics

• Spillway capacity at
•   El. 5495.4 ................................... 7,000 cfs
• Diversion capacity ....................... 600 cfs

Headworks

• Horsetooth Supply Conduit:  15- by 8-foot top seal radial gate.
• Sluiceway:  5- by 12-foot radial gate.
• Sand Sluice:  24-inch gate valve.