Catalog Record
Vega Reservoir and Dam Water Operations Monitoring Data from Upper Colorado Water Operations Monitoring
Upper Colorado Region Water Operations Data for Vega Reservoir and Dam.
Generation Effort
Upper Colorado Water Operations Monitoring
Location
Vega Reservoir and Dam
Themes
Water
Reclamation Project
Collbran Project
Reclamation Program
Location Information
Location Name
Vega Reservoir and Dam
Location Description
Vega Dam, completed in 1960, is located near the Grand Mesa in western Colorado, about 10 miles east of the town of Collbran. The dam and associated reservoir are part of the Collbran Project. The Leon-Park Feeder Canal conveys water from Leon and Park Creeks to Vega Reservoir. The canal begins at the Leon Creek Diversion Dam on Leon Creek and extends about 2 miles to a siphon under Park Creek. Water diverted from Park Creek by the Park Creek Diversion Dam, about 1,000 feet above the siphon outlet, then combines with the Leon Creek diversions, and flows about 0.7 mile to Vega Reservoir. The Southside Canal heads at the outlet works of Vega Reservoir and conveys irrigation water westward from the reservoir to project lands.
Location Parent
State(s)
Colorado
Unified Region(s)
Upper Colorado Basin
Timezone
MT
Elevation
7,982 ft
Vertical Datum
NAVD88
Coordinates (lat, long)
(39.2243, -107.81083)
Horizontal Datum
WGS84
