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  2. Vallecito Dam - Wikipedia

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    The reservoir it creates, Vallecito Reservoir, has a water surface of 4.3 square miles (11 km 2) and a maximum capacity of 125,400 acre-feet (154,700,000 m 3). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Recreational opportunities include fishing, hunting, boating, camping and hiking.

  3. List of lakes of Colorado - Wikipedia

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    The location of the State of Colorado in the United States of America. An enlargeable map of the State of Colorado.. This is an alphabetical list of some notable lakes and reservoirs in the U.S. State of Colorado.

  4. List of dams in the Colorado River system - Wikipedia

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    The Colorado runs 1,450 mi (2,330 km) from the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of California, draining parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states. The river system is one of the most heavily developed in the world, with fifteen dams on the main stem of the Colorado [ citation needed ] and hundreds more on tributaries .

  5. List of largest reservoirs in Colorado - Wikipedia

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    The largest reservoir entirely contained in Colorado is Blue Mesa Reservoir, with a capacity of 829,500 acre⋅ft (1.0 billion m 3). The total storage of the reservoirs on this list is 3,804,458 acre⋅ft (4.7 billion m 3), although not all is allocated for use by Colorado.

  6. Colorado River Basin ranks among the world's most water ...

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    During its annual announcement of reservoir operation plans Tuesday, the Bureau of Reclamation said that in 2024, Lake Mead will be in a Level 1 shortage, a step down from a Level 2 shortage ...

  7. Western states will not lose as much Colorado River water in ...

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    The reservoir stores water for Arizona, Nevada, California and Mexico. Bountiful snowfall and rain last winter pulled much of the region out of drought this spring and raised water levels at ...

  8. Course of the Colorado River - Wikipedia

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    Lake Mead, formed by the 726-foot (221 m)-high Hoover Dam about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, is the largest reservoir in the United States with a full capacity of 28,945,000 acre-feet (35.703 km 3) and a water surface of nearly 250 square miles (650 km 2). However, the lake has not been full for many years due to a ...

  9. Vallecito, Colorado - Wikipedia

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    Vallecito, Colorado. 1 language. ... Entering Vallecito from the south on County Road 501. Vallecito is an unincorporated community in La Plata County, Colorado, ...