Silver Jack Dam (National ID # CO01693) is a dam in Gunnison County, Colorado.
The earthen dam was constructed between 1966 and 1971 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, with a height of 173 feet (53 m), 1,050 feet (320 m) long at its crest, and a morning glory spillway.[1] It impounds the East Fork Cimarron River for irrigation storage, as the main part of the larger Bostwick Park Project on the western slope.[2] The dam is owned by the Bureau and operated by the local Bostwick Park Water Conservancy District.
The reservoir it creates, Silver Jack Reservoir, has a normal water surface of 293 acres (119 ha), a normal elevation of 2,671 metres (8,763 ft)[3] and a maximum capacity of 12,820 acre-feet (15,810,000 m3).[4] Recreation includes fishing, camping, boating, hunting, and hiking.[5]
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