Rifle Gap Dam (National ID # CO01692) is a dam in Garfield County, Colorado, about five and a half miles north of Rifle.

The earthen dam was constructed between 1964 and 1967 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, with a height of and a length of feet at its crest. It impounds East Rifle Creek and West Rifle Creek about feet upstream from their previous point of confluence. The dam was built for irrigation water storage, is owned by the Bureau, and is operated by the local Silt Water Conservancy District.

Rifle Gap Dam

The reservoir it creates, Rifle Gap Reservoir, has a water surface of and a maximum capacity of . Recreation includes scuba diving in its clear water, fishing (for rainbow and German brown trout, walleye, perch, and smallmouth and largemouth bass, etc.), wildlife watching, boating, year-round camping, and hiking.

Rifle Gap Dam

See also

Rifle Gap State Park

Rifle Creek

References

Dams in Colorado

Reservoirs in Colorado

United States Bureau of Reclamation dams

Buildings and structures in Garfield County, Colorado

Earth-filled dams

Dams completed in 1967

Dams in the Colorado River basin

Bodies of water of Garfield County, Colorado

Rifle Gap Dam