Elkhead Reservoir

Elkhead Reservoir Enlargement Project

 

Fact Sheet

Former capacity: 13,800 acre-feet

New capacity: 25,550 acre-feet

  [An acre-foot equals 325,851 gallons]

Cost: $30 million

Old dam elevation: 6,378 feet

New dam elevation: 6,403 feet

For additional background information visit: Reports

Links to other agencies and organizations involved in Elkhead Reservoir can be found on the Weblinks page.

For the latest information about the enlargement project, contact River District engineer Ray Tenney at (970) 945-8522, ext. 220, or by e-mail.