Sanchez Reservoir
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LocationCostilla County, Colorado
Primary inflowsVentero Creek
Sanchez Canal
Sanchez Canal
| Sanchez Reservoir | |
|---|---|
 Looking south across the reservoir. | |
  Sanchez Reservoir Location in Colorado | |
| Location | Costilla County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 37°05′02″N 105°24′52″W / 37.08389°N 105.41444°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Ventero Creek Sanchez Canal |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Managing agency | Sanchez Ditch and Reservoir Company |
| Designation | Sanchez Reservoir State Wildlife Area |
| Built | 1912 |
| First flooded | 1912 |
| Surface area | 3,145 acres (1,273 hectares) |
| Water volume | 103,000 acre-feet (127,000,000 cubic meters) |
| Surface elevation | 2,518 meters (8,261 feet) [1] |
Sanchez Reservoir lies in far southcentral Colorado, west of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Costilla County. Its inflows include Ventero Creek and the Sanchez Canal, a diversion canal that takes water from Culebra Creek and two other creeks.[2]
The reservoir's earthen dam was built in 1912. Because the dam leaks a lot and because of ongoing drought in the region, the reservoir never really reaches its full capacity.[3]
