Tarryall Reservoir

Tarryall Reservoir lies in Park County, Colorado, U.S. east of Fairplay. The reservoir and the land around it make up the Tarryall Reservoir State Wildlife Area. The wildlife area borders the Pike National Forest.^[1]

Tarryall Reservoir
Aerial view (2024)
Tarryall Reservoir The reservoir's location in Colorado
Location	Colorado
Coordinates	39°13′43.99″N 105°36′41.59″W
Primary inflows	Tarryall Creek
Primary outflows	Tarryall Creek
Basin countries	United States
Managing agency	Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Surface area	175 acres (71 hectares)[1]
Surface elevation	8,865 feet (2,702 meters)
Frozen	Freezes in winter
References	[2]

Dam

Built in 1929, the Tarryall Dam is a concrete gravity dam that impounds Tarryall Creek. The 70-foot (21-meter) high dam stores 1,580 acre-feet (1,950,000 cubic meters) of water. Colorado Parks and Wildlife owns the dam, and its NID ID# is CO00342.^[3]

State wildlife area

The 711-acre (288-hectare) Tarryall Reservoir State Wildlife Area centers on the reservoir. Located 16.5 miles (26.6 kilometers) southeast of the hamlet of Jefferson, Colorado on Park County Road 77, the wildlife area offers coldwater lake and stream fishing, waterfowl and big game hunting, and wildlife viewing and camping.^[1][4]

History

The reservoir was originally planned to function as a fish hatchery, but this effort ended, and now it offers outdoor recreation. It lies within the Tarryall Rural Historic District, an historic district listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[5]