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Reservoir Fact Sheet


LOCATION:
Muddy Creek, 5 miles north of Kremmling, in Grand County, Colorado.

STORAGE:
66,000 acre feet when full.


SURFACE AREA:
1,550 acres

COST:
$42 million for construction, design, permitting, mitigation and land acquisition

WATER USAGE:


• Western Slope Usage 60%
• Eastern Slope Usage 40% (Water stays on the West Slope but mitigates water diverted out of priority to the Eastern Slope).


CONSTRUCTION FINANCING:




Although usage is shared by the West and East Slope of Colorado,
Wolford Mountain's construction was completely financed with funds
from Colorado's East Slope.    
   

RITSCHARD DAMRitschard Dam at Wolford Mountain Reservoir

Type:

Zoned earthfill

Volume:
1.4 million cubic yards

Height/Length:
120 feet/2,100 feet





 
CONTACT INFORMATION:
        Wolford Mountain Project, P.O. Box 1115, Kremmling, CO 80459
        Voice: (970) 724-9525
        Fax: (970) 724-3433
        e-mail: dmerritt@crwcd.org

 

COLORADO RIVER WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
P.O. Box 1120 - Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 - 201 Centennial, Suite 200 - Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
(970) 945-8522 FAX (970) 945-8799
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