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Established in 1881, Grand Lake sits at an elevation of 8,369 feet (2,551 m) and derives its name from the lake on whose shores it is situated: Grand Lake, the largest natural body of water in Colorado. The town of Grand Lake was originally an outfitting and supply point for the mining settlements of Lulu City, Teller City, and Gaskill, but ...
Grand Lake is Colorado's largest and deepest natural lake. [5] It is located in the headwaters of the Colorado River in Grand County, Colorado. On its north shore is located the historic and eponymous town of Grand Lake. The lake was formed during the Pinedale glaciation, which occurred from 30000 BC to 10000 BC. [6]
ANRA contains five lakes in the upper Colorado River Valley: Lake Granby; Shadow Mountain Lake; Willow Creek Reservoir; Monarch Lake; Meadow Creek Reservoir; A sixth lake, Grand Lake, borders the recreation area on the north. Grand Lake is the largest natural lake in Colorado. Collectively, these six lakes are known as "The Great Lakes of ...
The Holzwarth Historic District comprises a series of cabins built by the Holzwarth family as a guest ranch inholding within the boundaries of Rocky Mountain National Park, at Grand Lake, Colorado. The Holzwarths made their homestead in the Kawuneeche Valley in 1917, two years after the establishment of the park, and received a patent on the ...
Pages in category "Lakes of Grand County, Colorado" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... Lake Granby; Grand Lake (Colorado) H. Haynach ...
Upstream from Grand Lake is the Tar Creek Superfund site, an abandoned lead and zinc mining operation that left behind toxic heavy metals, pictured in 2008 near Picher. The Local Environmental ...
Colorado River via Colorado-Big Thompson Project‡ Dixon Canyon, Spring Canyon, Soldier Canyon, Horsetooth [20] 10 Green Mountain Reservoir: Summit: 21] 153,639 [22] 0.1895 7,950 Blue River: Green Mountain Dam 11 Twin Lakes Reservoir Lake
When Grand County was created on February 2, 1874, it was carved out of Summit County and contained land to the western and northern borders of the state, which is in present-day Moffat County and Routt County. It was named after Grand Lake and the Grand River, [3] an old name for the upper Colorado River, which has its headwaters in the county ...