Lake Granby
{{Short description|Body of water in Colorado, United States}}
{{Infobox body of water
|name = Lake Granby
|image = LakeGranby.JPG
|caption = Lake Granby looking east
|location = Grand County, Colorado
|coords = {{coord|40|08|53|N|105|51|57|W|type:waterbody_region:US-CO|display=inline,title}}
|type =
| inflow = Colorado River
| outflow = Colorado River
|catchment =
|basin_countries = United States
|length =
|width =
|area =
|depth =
|max-depth = {{convert|221|ft|abbr=on}}
|volume =
|shore = {{convert|40|mi|abbr=on}}
|elevation = {{convert|8284|ft|abbr=on}}
|islands =
|cities = Grand Lake
| pushpin_map = Colorado#USA
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Lake Granby in Colorado, USA.
| pushpin_map_caption =
| website =
|reference = {{Cite web|title=Granby Lake|url=http://www.granbychamber.com/Site%20Map/granby-lake.htm|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721040403/http://www.granbychamber.com/Site%20Map/granby-lake.htm|archivedate=2009-07-21}}{{Cite web|title=Lake Granby Fishing in Grand County|url=http://www.fishingworks.com/lakes/colorado/grand/shadow-mountain/lake-granby/}}
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Lake Granby is the third largest body of water in Colorado.
It was created by the erection of Granby Dam, completed in 1950, as part of the Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado-Big Thompson Project. Water from Lake Granby is pumped via the Farr Pump plant though a pipeline that empties into a canal connected to Shadow Mountain Reservoir. The Bureau of Reclamation owns Farr Pump plant while Northern Water operates it. On its own, Lake Granby contains approximately {{Convert|40|mi|km|abbr=out}} of shoreline. The lake is popular with anglers and is continually stocked with rainbow trout and kokanee salmon.{{cite web |author1=Jon Ewert, Aquatic Biologist |title=Lake Granby Fishery Management Report |url=https://cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Fishery%20Survey%20Summaries/LakeGranby.pdf |website=COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE |publisher=State of Colorado |access-date=9 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609064300/https://cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/Fishery%20Survey%20Summaries/LakeGranby.pdf |archive-date=9 June 2021}}
{{anchor|Lake Granby Yacht Club}} The Lake is also home to the Lake Granby Yacht Club. At {{convert|8,280|ft|m}}, LGYC is one of the highest-elevation yacht clubs in the world,{{cite web|url=http://www.lakegranbyyachtclub.com/ |title=Lake Granby Yacht Club}} slightly beating out Grand Lake Yacht Club on nearby Grand Lake.
Climate
Grand Lake 6 SSW is a weather station on the north shore of Lake Granby at an elevation of 8288 feet (2526 m). Lake Granby has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc) bordering on a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).
{{Weather box
|location = Grand Lake 6 SSW, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, 1948-2020 extremes: 8288ft (2526m)
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 49
|Feb record high F = 53
|Mar record high F = 62
|Apr record high F = 73
|May record high F = 86
|Jun record high F = 88
|Jul record high F = 89
|Aug record high F = 88
|Sep record high F = 83
|Oct record high F = 74
|Nov record high F = 65
|Dec record high F = 58
|year record high F =
|Jan avg record high F = 40.5
|Feb avg record high F = 43.8
|Mar avg record high F = 53.3
|Apr avg record high F = 63.2
|May avg record high F = 73.6
|Jun avg record high F = 80.6
|Jul avg record high F = 83.1
|Aug avg record high F = 81.6
|Sep avg record high F = 77.8
|Oct avg record high F = 69.2
|Nov avg record high F = 54.6
|Dec avg record high F = 44.2
|year avg record high F = 83.7
|Jan high F = 25.8
|Feb high F = 30.5
|Mar high F = 39.8
|Apr high F = 48.3
|May high F = 59.4
|Jun high F = 70.1
|Jul high F = 74.8
|Aug high F = 72.7
|Sep high F = 66.9
|Oct high F = 54.7
|Nov high F = 39.5
|Dec high F = 28.0
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 14.1
|Feb mean F = 17.5
|Mar mean F = 26.6
|Apr mean F = 35.7
|May mean F = 45.4
|Jun mean F = 54.1
|Jul mean F = 59.4
|Aug mean F = 57.8
|Sep mean F = 51.3
|Oct mean F = 40.9
|Nov mean F = 28.7
|Dec mean F = 17.9
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 2.5
|Feb low F = 4.5
|Mar low F = 13.3
|Apr low F = 23.1
|May low F = 31.4
|Jun low F = 38.1
|Jul low F = 44.1
|Aug low F = 42.8
|Sep low F = 35.8
|Oct low F = 27.1
|Nov low F = 17.8
|Dec low F = 7.8
|year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = -23.1
|Feb avg record low F = -21.8
|Mar avg record low F = -12.3
|Apr avg record low F = 4.1
|May avg record low F = 18.1
|Jun avg record low F = 28.1
|Jul avg record low F = 35.0
|Aug avg record low F = 33.0
|Sep avg record low F = 23.8
|Oct avg record low F = 10.7
|Nov avg record low F = -2.5
|Dec avg record low F = -14.9
|year avg record low F = -26.5
|Jan record low F = −46
|Feb record low F = −42
|Mar record low F = −30
|Apr record low F = -17
|May record low F = -1
|Jun record low F = 21
|Jul record low F = 27
|Aug record low F = 25
|Sep record low F = 14
|Oct record low F = -8
|Nov record low F = -22
|Dec record low F = −35
|year record low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.87
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.84
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.69
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.20
|May precipitation inch = 1.62
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.18
|Jul precipitation inch = 1.62
|Aug precipitation inch = 1.68
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.46
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.05
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.72
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.82
|year precipitation inch =
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00053500&format=pdf
|title = Grand Lake 6 SSW, Colorado 1991-2020 Monthly Normals
|access-date = December 8, 2023
}}
|source 2 = XMACIS (records & monthly max/mins)
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = December 8, 2023
}}
}}
See also
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