Colorado Low Head Dam Inventory

Public safety at low head dams is becoming an increasingly important issue as the population of Colorado increases and citizens recreate more and more on waterways within the state. Efforts such as the low head dam inventory are currently underway to better identify the hazards, educate the recreating public and reduce fatalities and injuries at and around these structures.
The Colorado Low Head Dams inventory includes location information for engineered structures in main stem rivers and their major tributaries. Since the inventory does not include structures on all rivers, it should not be considered an all-inclusive list of all the hazardous structures that may exist.
Structures within the inventory are categorized according to physical attributes and purpose. The three categories are: Diversion structures, grade control structures and recreational structures. Some of the structures have multiple uses.

随着科罗拉多州人口的增加以及民众在水域休闲娱乐活动的日益频繁，低水头坝的公共安全问题日益凸显，成为一项至关重要的议题。目前，如低水头坝清单编制等努力正在进行中，旨在更精确地识别风险，提升公众的娱乐教育水平，以及降低在这些结构及其周边发生的死亡和伤害事件。
科罗拉多州低水头坝清单包含了主河道及其主要支流中工程结构的位置信息。鉴于清单并未涵盖所有河流上的结构，故不应被视为可能存在的所有危险结构的全面列表。
清单中的结构根据其物理属性和用途进行分类。共分为三类：分流结构、级控制结构和休闲娱乐结构。部分结构具有多重用途。