Sugar Loaf Dam
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Sugar Loaf Dam is a key water storage and management structure in Colorado that supports irrigation, municipal supply, and other purposes as part of the larger Fryingpan–Arkansas water diversion and distribution system.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
water storage structure ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| connectedTo |
Boustead Tunnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Elbert Conduit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1966 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crestElevation | about 10000 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| damType |
earthen dam
ⓘ
earthfill embankment dam ⓘ |
| height | 135 feet ⓘ |
| impounds | Turquoise Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 1880 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Lake County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Sawatch Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInNationalForest | San Isabel National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesWaterFrom |
Arkansas River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fryingpan River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Leadville, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fryingpan–Arkansas Project
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fryingpan–Arkansas water diversion and distribution system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| projectAuthorization | Fryingpan–Arkansas Project Act of 1962 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
fish and wildlife conservation
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ industrial water supply ⓘ irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| recreationAreaManagedBy | United States Forest Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirActiveCapacity | approximately 125000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Turquoise Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | approximately 1900 acres ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | approximately 129000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Lake Fork Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
agricultural irrigation in southeastern Colorado
ⓘ
hydropower generation in associated project facilities ⓘ municipal water supply for Front Range communities ⓘ |
| waterUseRegion | Arkansas River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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