Sugar Loaf Dam (Turquoise Lake) is located on the Lake Fork of the Arkansas River, approximately 5 miles west of Leadville, Colorado.
The basin is a U-shaped glacial valley with numerous terminal and lateral moraines. The area above timberline is approximately 50 percent solid granite, and 50 percent fractured granite. Turquoise Lake and Lake Fork Creek are located on a terminal moraine 100 feet above the Arkansas River. The Arkansas River flows south 1mile east of the lake.
General
Project
Fryingpan-Arkansas
Location
15 mi E of Basalt
Longitude
-106.3733
Latitude
39.2517
Watercourse
Lake Fork of the Arkansas
Reservoir
Turquoise Lake
Original Construction
1965-1968
National ID Number
CO01669
Dimensions
Crest Elevation
9879 ft
Structural Height
135.00 ft
Hydraulic Height (Normal Operating Depth at Dam)
125.4 ft
Crest Length
2020 ft
Top of Active Conservation Pool (Elevation)
9869.4 ft
Top of Inactive Conservation Pool (Elevation)
9775.4 ft
Top of Dead Storage Pool (Elevation)
9765.9 ft
Streambed at Dam Axis
9744.0 ft
Spillway Crest Elevation
9869.4 ft
Hydraulics & Hydrology
Normal Water Surface Elevation
9869.4 ft
Outlet Works Capacity at Elevation
1120.0 cfs at 9872.8 ft
Drainage Area
27.60 sq mi
Spillway Capacity at Elevation
2920.0 cfs at 9872.8 ft
Hydrometeorological Report (HMR)
HMR 55A
Contact
Owner
Title: Area Office Manager Organization: Eastern Colorado Area Office Address: 11056 W. County Rd 18E City: Loveland, CO 80537-9711 Fax: 970-663-3212 Phone: 970-461-5410
Operator
Title: Area Office Manager Organization: Eastern Colorado Area Office Address: 11056 W. County Rd 18E City: Loveland, CO 80537-9711 Fax: 970-663-3212 Phone: 970-461-5410
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