Willow Creek Dam (National ID # CO01670) is a dam in

Grand County, Colorado Grand County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 15,717. The county seat is Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, Hot Sulphur Springs. History When Grand County was ...

. The earthen dam was constructed between 1951 and 1953 by the

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, with a height of , and a length of at its crest. It impounds Willow Creek for irrigation water storage and hydroelectric power, part of the Bureau's larger Colorado-Big Thompson Project. The dam is owned by the Bureau and operated by the local

Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District The Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District — more commonly referred to as Northern Water — is a water utility for eight counties in northeastern Colorado. Northern Water works with the Colorado-Big Thompson Project to transfer water from ...

. The reservoir it creates, Willow Creek Reservoir, has a normal water surface of , and has a maximum capacity of . Recreation includes camping and fishing (for brown trout, rainbow trout, and salmon).

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