Lake Avery

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Lake Avery
  • Big Beaver Reservoir
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Lake Avery and part of Oak Ridge State Wildlife Area
A map of Colorado with a dot showing the location of Lake Avery
A map of Colorado with a dot showing the location of Lake Avery
Lake Avery
Location in Colorado
LocationRio Blanco County, Colorado
Coordinates39°58′18″N 107°38′50″W / 39.97167°N 107.64722°W / 39.97167; -107.64722Coordinates: 39°58′18″N 107°38′50″W / 39.97167°N 107.64722°W / 39.97167; -107.64722[1]
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsBig Beaver Creek
Primary outflowsBig Beaver Creek
Big Beaver Ditch
Managing agencyColorado Parks and Wildlife
DesignationOak Ridge State Wildlife Area
Built1964 (1964)[2]
Surface area99 hectares (240 acres)[3]
Water volume9,762 acre-feet (12,041,000 cubic meters)[2]
Surface elevation6,988 feet (2,130 meters)[1]

Lake Avery[1] is a reservoir in Rio Blanco County, Colorado about 20 miles southeast of the town of Meeker. The reservoir is owned by Colorado Parks and Wildlife,[2] and its dam impounds Big Beaver Creek, a tributary of the White River. Lake Avery is also called Big Beaver Reservoir, but it is unclear whether the name has changed or whether the reservoir just has two names.[4]

State wildlife area[]

The lake and a large area of land surrounding it are part of the 13,664-acre (5,530-hectare) Oak Ridge State Wildlife Area. The wildlife area comprises six units or divisions, including the Bel Aire Unit, the Lake Avery Unit, the Oak Ridge Unit, the Jon Wangnild Unit, the Sleepy Cat Ponds Unit, and the Sleepy Cat Fishing Easement. The wildlife area offers deer, elk, rabbit, dusky (blue) grouse, dove, and waterfowl hunting, coldwater stream fishing, and camping, hiking, and wildlife viewing. The lake has two boatramps.[5]

Dam[]

The dam, called Big Beaver Dam, (National ID # CO00962) is a 102-foot tall earthen dam built in 1964.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Lake Avery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ a b c d "Big Beaver". National Inventory of Dams. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  3. ^ Martinez, Patrick J.; Gross, Michael D.; Vigil, Estevan M. (2010). A compendium of crustacean zooplankton and Mysid Diluviana collections from selected Colorado reservoirs and lakes, 1991-2009 (PDF). Special report ; no. 82. [Denver]: Colorado Division of Wildlife, Aquatic Wildlife Research. p. 4.
  4. ^ "Big Beaver Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Oak Ridge State Wildlife Area" (PDF). Colorado Parks & Wildlife. Retrieved 2021-06-26.

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