Rio Grande Dam
Rio Grande Dam is a dam in Hinsdale County, Colorado impounding the Rio Grande. Built between 1910 and 1914 by the San Luis Valley Irrigation District to store water for agriculture in the San [Luis Valley], Rio Grande Dam is an earth and rock fill dam high and long. The dam impounds the Rio Grande Reservoir, with a capacity of.
The dam and reservoir are situated at an elevation of about southwest of Creede, several miles below the headwaters of the Rio Grande.