Silver Jack Dam

Silver Jack Dam (NID #CO01693) is a dam in Gunnison County, Colorado.{{cite web |url=https://nid.sec.usace.army.mil/#/dams/system/CO01693/summary |title=Silver Jack |author= |date=May 24, 2021 |website=National Inventory of Dams |publisher= |access-date=September 22, 2024}}

The earthen dam was constructed between 1966 and 1971 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, with a height of {{convert|173|feet}}, {{convert|1050|feet}} long at its crest, and a morning glory spillway.{{Cite web| url=http://ce-npdp-serv2.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=CO01693 | title=Dam Name : Silver Jack | website=ce-npdp-serv2.stanford.edu | access-date=6 June 2022 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20121215015702/http://ce-npdp-serv2.stanford.edu/DamDirectory/DamDetail.jsp?npdp_id=CO01693 | archive-date=15 December 2012 | url-status=dead}} It impounds the East Fork Cimarron River for irrigation storage, as the main part of the larger Bostwick Park Project on the Western Slope.{{Cite web |url=http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Bostwick%20Park%20Project |title=Project details - Bostwick Park Project - Bureau of Reclamation |access-date=2012-09-24 |archive-date=2012-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925141040/http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Project.jsp?proj_Name=Bostwick%20Park%20Project |url-status=dead }} The dam is owned by the Bureau and operated by the local Bostwick Park Water Conservancy District.File:Silver Jack Reservoir.JPG

The reservoir it creates, Silver Jack Reservoir, has a normal water surface of {{convert|293|acres}}, a normal elevation of {{convert|2671|m}}{{gnis|200713}} and a maximum capacity of {{convert|12,820|acre-feet}}.{{Cite web |url=http://findlakes.com/silver_jack_colorado~co01693.htm |title=Silver Jack |access-date=2012-09-24 |archive-date=2012-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013141712/http://findlakes.com/silver_jack_colorado~co01693.htm |url-status=dead }} Recreation includes fishing, camping, boating, hunting, and hiking.{{Cite web|url=http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=61&contractCode=129|title=Recreation.gov - Camping, Cabins, RVs, Permits, Passes & More}}