General

• Region (Map) : .......... Great Plains
• State (Map) ................ Colorado
• County .......................  Lake
• Project: ........................ Fryingpan-Arkansas
• Dam type: ................... Earthfill
• Location: .................... 15 mi E of Basalt
• Watercourse: ............. Lake Fork of the Arkansas
• Reservoir: ................... Turquoise Lake
• Construction Date: .....1965-1968
• National ID Number .... CO01669
• Hydrologic Unit Code ...

Dimensions

• Crest Elevation of Dam: ...................... 9879.0 ft
• Structural Height of Dam: ...................   135.0 ft
• Crest Length: ........................................ 2020.0 ft
• Top of Joint Use: .................................         N/A
• Top of Active Conservation: ............. 9869.4 ft
• Top of Inactive Conservation: ........... 9775.4 ft
• Spillway Crest: ...................................... 9869.4 ft
• Top of Dead Storage: .......................... 9765.9 ft
• Streambed at Dam Axis : ..................... 9744.0 ft

Hydraulics

• Normal Water Surface Elev: ............ 9869.4 ft
• Hydraulic Height: ..............................   125.4 ft
• Service Spillway Type:
•    Uncontrolled  Crest    ............................ Yes
•    Morning-Glory ....................................... Yes
•    Crest Length    ........................................N/A
•    Gated      .................................................... No
•    Capacity at Elev: 9872.8 ft,             2,920 cfs
• Auxiliary Spillway ....................................... No
•     Capacity at Elev.   ................................ 0 cfs
• Outlet Works Capacity at
•     Elevation   9872.8 ft.,  ....................1,120 cfs

Hydrology

• Drainage Area: .................................  27.6 sq mi
• Hydrometeorological Report            HMR 55A

Flood Type: ............................... Spring General

• Storm Duration: ........................................ 72 hrs
• Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) Report:
•   Peak Inflow: .................................... 45,720 cfs
•   Inflow Volume: ..........................  84,510 acre-ft
•   Flow Duration: ..................................... 15 days
•   PMF Routing MWS Elev.: .................... 9878.8
•   Initial Routing Elev: ........................... 9869.4 ft
•   Study Date: ............................... February 1989