Tag: Reservoir
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Child drowns in Cherry Creek Reservoir Saturday
A child was pulled from Cherry Creek Reservoir on Saturday night after going under the water several hours earlier, parks and wildlife officials say. Witnesses said that the victim was initially with another child on a float near the Cherry Creek State Park swim beach around 4 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from…
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Colorado Springs Utilities, Parks and Wildlife plan to expand recreation at Rosemont Reservoir
A new agreement between Colorado Springs Utilities and Colorado Parks and Wildlife will soon bring camping and boats to Rosemont Reservoir. The Utilities Board of Directors approved the resolution to add the new recreation amenities on Wednesday afternoon. The reservoir was built by the Broadmoor Hotel in the 1920s and has been owned by Utilities…
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Costs, benefits of a proposed Colorado Springs annexation presented. Amara all over again?
The Colorado Springs City Council heard Monday about the potential costs and benefits of annexing about 2,000 acres near Schriever Space Force Base. The proposed development, called Karman Line, could have up to 6,500 new homes, 444 acres of open space and 148 acres set aside for commercial and industrial space, according to a presentation…
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South Platte dam demolition to help restore fishery
Crews are actively demolishing a 1950s dam near Lake George, Colorado, on the South Platte River. The removal of this dam aims to transform a cattail-choked, slow section into a fish-friendly environment. This initiative will benefit a 45-mile stretch of the river, from Elevenmile Reservoir to Cheesman Reservoir. (Video by Skyler Ballard/ The Gazette)
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Tipping Point: Colorado River strain casts shadow over recreation
Blue Mesa Reservoir, Colorado’s largest body of water, is at its lowest level ever. Plagued by drought and meager snowpack, the reservoir is not even 50% full. In an attempt to shore up Lake Powell and keep power-generating turbines turning, regulators pulled about 36,000 acre-feet from Blue Mesa last year, causing the closure of the…
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SCENES FROM | Navajo Reservoir
Scenes from Navajo Reservoir, ‘Colorado’s answer to Lake Powell’. (Video by Seth Boster)
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Scenes from Taylor Park Reservoir
For the first summer, Cottonwood Pass from Buena Vista is fully paved and open. Now just about any car from the Springs can get to Taylor Park in less than three hours. (Video by Katie Klann)
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VIDEO | Gone Fishing
Anglers flocked to Crystal Creek Reservoir to stock up on trout. Fish harvesting limits were lifted on the Colorado Springs reservoir for work on the dam. Colorado Parks and Wildlife called for an “emergency fish salvage” to make use of the brook, brown, cutthroat and rainbow trout that otherwise would die. (Video by Katie Klann)