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 Location in Colorado | |
| Location | Costilla County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37°23′38″N 105°23′12″W / 37.39389°N 105.38667°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Trinchera Creek |
| Primary outflows | Trinchera Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Managing agency | The Trinchera Irrigation Company |
| Designation | Mountain Home Reservoir State Wildlife Area |
| Built | 1912 |
| First flooded | 1913 |
| Water volume | 19,500 acre-feet (24,100,000 cubic meters) [1] |
| Surface elevation | 2,483 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
edit- ^ Smith, Helen (2017-12-22). "A look at San Luis Valley Reservoirs, part 1". Alamosa Valley Courier. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Mountain Home Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Sexton, Eli (2017-07-21). "Big catch at Mountain Home". Valley Courier. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
External links
edit- Mountain Home Reservoir State Wildlife Area
- The Trinchera Irrigation Company at the Wayback Machine (archived 5 August 2018)