Dam Facts and Figures
The dam is owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which maintains the water level above the lake’s natural elevation for downstream irrigation.
- Type: Concrete gravity dam with earthen embankment wings
- Drainage area: 1,824 square miles (4,724 km2)
- Lake elevation:
- Normal full pool: 6,760 feet (2,060.4 m)
- Maximum pool: 6,769 feet (2,063.2 m)
- Minimum pool: 6,730 feet (2,051.3 m)
- Maximum water surface: 6,770.3 feet (2,063.6 m)
- Usable storage (6730–6760 ft): 847,000 acre feet (1.045×109 m3)
- Crest elevation: 6,777 feet (2,065.6 m)
- Crest length: 4,920 feet (1,499.6 m)
- Crest width: 24 feet (7.3 m)
- Base width: 72 feet (21.9 m)
- Structural height: 65 feet (19.8 m)
- Hydrostatic head: 42 feet (12.8 m)
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Jackson Lake Dam. View is to the west.
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Jackson Lake Dam. View is to the northwest.
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