Williams Fork Reservoir
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{{Infobox body of water
| name = Williams Fork Reservoir
| image = Williams Fork Reservoir.JPG
| caption = The reservoir in 2016.
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| location = Grand County, Colorado,
United States
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| type = reservoir
| inflow = Williams Fork of the Colorado River
| outflow = Williams Fork of the Colorado River
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| area = {{convert|1,860|acres|abbr=on}}
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| volume = {{convert|97,000|acre feet|abbr=on}}
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| elevation = {{convert|7811|ft|abbr=on}}
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Williams Fork Reservoir, located near the town of Parshall in Grand County, Colorado, is owned and operated by Denver Water. The reservoir impounds the Williams Fork of the Colorado River.
Geography
When the reservoir is full, its elevation is {{convert|7811|ft|m}}. With a {{convert|15.8|mi|km}} shoreline, the reservoir's surface area is {{convert|1,860|acres}}.[http://www.denverwater.org/Recreation/WilliamsFork/ Williams Fork Reservoir.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006184703/http://www.denverwater.org/Recreation/WilliamsFork/ |date=2011-10-06 }} Denver Water. 2011. Retrieved 10-4-2011.
Williams Fork Dam and Power Plant
The Williams Fork Dam and Power Plant, completed in 1938 and expanded in 1959,{{cite book |last1=Limerick |first1=Patricia Nelson |last2=Hanson |first2=Jason L. |title=A Ditch in Time : The City, the West, and Water |date=2012 |publisher=Fulcrum Publishing |location=Golden, Cololorado |isbn=978-1-55591-366-3 |page=152 |url=https://archive.org/details/ditchintimecityw0000lime/page/152 |access-date=7 May 2024 |language=en}} provides electricity and water to the Western Slope or Denver metropolitan area in Colorado. It's a concrete dam, {{convert|217|feet}} high and with a length of {{convert|600|feet}} at its crest. The reservoir impounds about {{convert|97,000|acre feet}} of water (one acre foot=325,851 gallons), and the power plant contains a 3,158-kilowatt generator.
Recreactional Activities
Water based activities include motor boating, fishing, ice fishing and wind surfing. The lake is stocked for fishing by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Tent, trailer and recreational vehicle (RV) camping and picnic sites are available.
See also
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Category:Reservoirs in Colorado
Category:Protected areas of Grand County, Colorado
Category:United States local public utility dams