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Horsetooth Reservoir by the Numbers


156,735
Horsetooth Reservoir's capacity in acre feet
25 
The number of shoreline miles at the reservoir
500,000 
The number of people who visit the reservoir each year to camp, fish, boat, picnic and hike
$12.5 million 
The cost to build Horsetooth Reservoir

The number of dams that impound the reservoir; they are Spring Canyon Dam, Dixon Canyon Dam, Soldier Canyon Dam and Horsetooth Dam
188 
Maximum depth of the reservoir in feet
6.5 
Length in miles of the reservoir
5,429.38 
The all-time high water elevation at the reservoir, measured in feet above sea level, recorded June 27, 1995