Elkhead Reservoir is located in northwest
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...
near the town of
Craig. It was originally constructed by the Division of Wildlife on the Elkhead Creek, which is a major tributary of the
Yampa River
The Yampa River flows through northwestern Colorado in the United States. Rising in the Rocky Mountains, it is a tributary of the Green River (Colorado River), Green River and a major part of the Colorado River system. The Yampa is one of the f ...
. A river basin drains into the reservoir. It has a capacity of . The dam was enlarged for two years ending in 2006. This enlargement cost $31 million and raised the height of the dam by and of the pool by . The reservoir is found at an elevation of .
The reservoir is part of
Elkhead State Park.
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Reservoirs in Colorado