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La Jara Reservoir dam. Conejos County, Colorado.

U.S. Geological Survey · 1918 · U.S. Geological Survey

A low rock-fill dam of loose stone across a shallow draw on open, treeless high ground, water pooled behind it; a line of fence posts runs along the crest under a bright, cloudy sky.
From the archive · U.S. Geological Survey · 1918 La Jara Reservoir dam. Conejos County, Colorado. U.S. Geological Survey

U.S. Geological Survey, USGS Library Photographic Collection U.S. government work; public domain. Archive record ↗ · Rights

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La Jara Reservoir's dam in 1918: a rock-fill embankment on the high plateau west of the San Luis Valley, holding a shallow lake behind it.

Shows: The dam as a rock-fill structure of modest height, and the open country it sits in.

What this does not let you conclude: Present storage or the dam's safety rating; the reservoir's dossier carries DWR's record and the dam-safety card.

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