Carter Lake Dam

Carter Lake Dam (National ID # CO01650) is a dam in Larimer County, Colorado.

for the dam in the U.S. state of Georgia, see Carters Dam
Carter Lake

The earthen dam was completed in 1950 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, with a height of 214 feet, and a length of 1235 at its crest.[1] It contains offstream storage as part of the Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado-Big Thompson Project for flood control and irrigation. The dam is owned by the Bureau of Reclamation and operated by the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.

The reservoir it creates, Carter Lake Reservoir, has a water surface of 1,100 acres, about eight miles of shoreline, more than 900 acres of surrounding public land, and a capacity of 112,230 acre-feet.[2][3] Recreation includes fishing (for rainbow trout, kokanee, brown trout, splake, walleye, yellow perch, bluegill, salmon, largemouth bass, etc.), hunting, boating, camping and hiking.[4]

See also
  • List of dams and reservoirs in Colorado
  • List of largest reservoirs of Colorado

References
  1. http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Carter+Lake+Dam&groupName=Dimensions
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-08-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-08-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://www.recreation.gov/recAreaDetails.do?contractCode=NRSO&recAreaId=49&agencyCode=129

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