Bass Fishing at Carter Lake Colorado

Carter Lake Dam 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 1,235 feet at its crest. 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 …
Carter Lake Dam 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 1,235 feet at its crest. 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.
  • Type of dam: Earthen
  • Height: 214 ft (65 m)
  • Length: 1,235 ft (376 m)
  • Creates: Carter Lake
  • Total capacity: 112,230 acre⋅ft (0.13843 km³)
  • Surface area: 900 acres (3.6 km²)
  • Normal elevation: 1,756 m (5,761 ft)

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