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Rifle Gap Reservoir and Dam Water Operations Monitoring Data from Upper Colorado Water Operations Monitoring

Upper Colorado Region Water Operations Data for Rifle Gap Reservoir and Dam.
Generation Effort Upper Colorado Water Operations Monitoring
Themes Water
Tags Water Resources Management, Reservoir Operations, Water Operations
Reclamation Project Silt Project
Reclamation Program

Location Information

Location Description Rifle Gap Dam, completed in 1967, is located on Rifle Creek in west-central Colorado. Rifle Creek, formed by the confluence of the East, Middle, and West Rifle Creeks immediately north of the Grand Hogback, cuts through the Hogback at Rifle Gap and flows into the Colorado River near the town of Rifle. The dam and reservoir are part of the Silt Project. Project water is stored in Rifle Gap Reservoir, and exchange releases are made from Rifle Creek to existing ditches to meet downstream irrigation needs.
Location Tags Rifle Gap Reservoir, Rifle Gap Dam
Location Parent
State(s) Colorado
Unified Region(s) Upper Colorado Basin
Timezone MT
Elevation 5,968 ft
Vertical Datum NAVD88
Coordinates (lat, long) (39.6279, -107.7595)
Horizontal Datum WGS84