This is a list of dams in Colorado that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams.
Removals by watershed
editArkansas River
editIn 2019 the Cucharas Number 5 Dam was removed from the Cucharas River, a tributary of the Huerfano River, itself a tributary of the Arkansas River. This 1910 irrigation dam experienced structural problems throughout its life, including a partial failure in 1987 which resulted in the emergency dynamiting of a spillway. Reconstruction of the dam was proposed in the 2010s but was deemed economically infeasible. Following years of litigation, the State Engineer took emergency control of the dam in 2017 for safety reasons. The state removed it in 2019, recovering the cost in court from the dam's owners.[1] At the time, it was the third-largest dam ever to be removed in the United States.[2]
Completed removals
editReferences
edit- ↑ Perry, Mark; McCormick, Bill; Bennington, Paul; Lopez, Phillip. "The Cucharas #5 Dam Removal; a Story of Determination, Persistence and Partners" (PDF). Dam Safety 2020 Abstracts. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ↑ East, Amy E.; Harrison, Lee R.; Smith, Douglas P.; Logan, Joshua B.; Bond, Rosealea M. (June 30, 2023). "Six years of fluvial response to a large dam removal on the Carmel River, California, USA". Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 48 (8): 1487–1501. doi:10.1002/esp.5561. ISSN 0197-9337.
- ↑ Rivers, American (February 13, 2023). "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare. American Rivers. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5234068.v10. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- 1 2 Rivers, American (February 12, 2024). "American Rivers Dam Removal Database". Figshare. American Rivers. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.5234068.v11. Retrieved February 20, 2024.