Smith Reservoir is located in
Costilla County, Colorado
Costilla County (Spanish for "rib") is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,499. The county seat is San Luis, the oldest continuously occupied town in Colorado.
History
On July 8, 1694, ...
, south of
Blanca in the
San Luis Valley. The reservoir is owned by the Trinchera Irrigation Company.
Dam
The rockfill dam, Smith Dam,
was built in 1914 and — according to the National Inventory of Dams — stores of water.
It impounds
Trinchera Creek
Trinchera Creek is a tributary of the Rio Grande in Costilla County, Colorado in the United States. It flows west from a source in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to a confluence with the Rio Grande.
It is spanned by the San Luis Southern Railway ...
.
Sangre de Cristo Creek and several smaller creeks also flow into the reservoir; prior to the reservoir's construction, Sangre de Cristo Creek had its confluence with Trinchera Creek here.
State wildlife area
The lake and the land immediately surrounding it are also designated as the Smith Reservoir State Wildlife Area. It offers trout fishing, waterfowl hunting, and camping.
References
External links
Smith Reservoir State Wildlife Area (includes map)
Reservoirs in Colorado
Lakes of Costilla County, Colorado
Protected areas of Costilla County, Colorado
Wildlife management areas of Colorado
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