Tarryall Reservoir Boat Ramps

2 boat launches are mapped on Tarryall Reservoir in Park County, Colorado.

Tarryall Reservoir facts

Surface area189 acres
TypeReservoir
Average depthabout 6 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 2.6 miles
Surface elevation8,860 ft above sea level
DamTarryall, completed 1929
Dam size70 ft high, 263 ft long, gravity dam
Dam purposesRecreation
Dam ownerCOLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (TAYLOR, MARGARET) (State)
Normal storage1,043 acre-feet
Impounded streamTarryall Creek

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID CO00342). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

Wildlife you might see at Tarryall Reservoir

Most-observed birds: American White Pelican (11), Double-crested Cormorant (3), Common Merganser (2), Gadwall (2), California Gull (1), Brewer's Blackbird (1), Northern Flicker (1), Osprey (1), Black-billed Magpie (1).

Other wildlife: Wyoming Ground Squirrel (4), American Black Bear (1), American Badger (1), Muskrat (1).

Numbers are research-grade observations of each species recorded in and around the water by the iNaturalist community (13 bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species in the area). Sightings are not guaranteed.

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