Rifle Gap Dam

Rifle Gap Dam 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.
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, wildlife watching, boating, year-round camping, and hiking.