Reclamation Information Sharing Environment (RISE)

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.