Carter Lake Dam
- for the dam in the U.S. state of Georgia, see Carters Dam
Carter Lake Dam (National ID # CO01650) is a dam in Larimer County, Colorado.
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[]
- ^ http://www.usbr.gov/projects/Facility.jsp?fac_Name=Carter+Lake+Dam&groupName=Dimensions
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-08-18. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Carter Reservoir (Carter Lake), Colorado".
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Coordinates: 40°19′32″N 105°12′44″W / 40.32553°N 105.21218°W
- Dams in Colorado
- Reservoirs in Colorado
- United States Bureau of Reclamation dams
- Buildings and structures in Larimer County, Colorado
- Earth-filled dams
- Dams completed in 1950
- Lakes of Larimer County, Colorado