Dillon Reservoir
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Dillon Reservoir is a large man-made lake in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, popular for boating, fishing, and supplying water to the Denver metropolitan area.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial lake
ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lake Dillon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| completionDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| connectedByTunnelTo | Roberts Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1961 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Dillon Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor |
hydroelectric power support
ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 2,748 meters above sea level
ⓘ
about 9,017 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| fishSpecies |
arctic char
ⓘ
brown trout ⓘ kokanee salmon ⓘ rainbow trout ⓘ |
| hasMarina |
Dillon Marina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frisco Bay Marina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inflow |
Blue River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snake River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tenmile Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Summit County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Frisco, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keystone, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Silverthorne, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Town of Dillon, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Denver Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumCapacity | about 257,000 acre-feet ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea | White River National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| outflow | Blue River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Denver Water system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recreationActivity |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ ice fishing ⓘ kayaking ⓘ paddleboarding ⓘ sailing ⓘ snowkiting ⓘ |
| surfaceArea |
about 13 square kilometers
ⓘ
about 3,200 acres ⓘ |
| typeOfDam | earth-fill dam ⓘ |
| waterDivertedTo | South Platte River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSupplierFor |
City and County of Denver
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Denver metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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