Mountain Home Reservoir

Mountain Home Reservoir is a reservoir and state wildlife area in Costilla County, Colorado, near Fort Garland. Frozen in winter, the reservoir lies at 2,483 meters (8,146 feet) elevation on the western slope of the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in southern Colorado.

Mountain Home Reservoir
The reservoir from County Lane 6.
Mountain Home Reservoir is located in Colorado
Mountain Home Reservoir
Mountain Home Reservoir
Location in Colorado
LocationCostilla County, Colorado
Coordinates37°23′38″N 105°23′12″W / 37.39389°N 105.38667°W / 37.39389; -105.38667
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsTrinchera Creek
Primary outflowsTrinchera Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agencyThe Trinchera Irrigation Company
DesignationMountain Home Reservoir State Wildlife Area
Built1912 (1912)
First flooded1913 (1913)
Water volume19,500 acre-feet (24,100,000 cubic meters) [1]
Surface elevation2,483 meters (8,146 feet) [2]

The reservoir impounds Trinchera Creek and lies near the Trinchera Ranch and Sangre de Cristo Ranches subdivisions.

The dam was built in 1912–1913. The reservoir is the site of the Mountain Home Reservoir State Wildlife Area, managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Among the species of fish anglers can catch in the reservoir is northern pike.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Helen (2017-12-22). "A look at San Luis Valley Reservoirs, part 1". Alamosa Valley Courier. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  2. ^ "Mountain Home Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Sexton, Eli (2017-07-21). "Big catch at Mountain Home". Valley Courier. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
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