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As part of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project, Grand Lake forms a continuous body of water with the man-made reservoir Shadow Mountain Lake, which under natural conditions then flows into another man-made reservoir, Lake Granby. The elevation of Grand Lake is maintained between 8,367 ft (2550.3 m) and 8,366 ft (2550.0 m).
The town of Grand Lake was originally an outfitting and supply point for the mining settlements of Lulu City, Teller City, and Gaskill, but today is a tourist destination adjacent to the western entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, which surrounds the lake and the town on three sides. Grand Lake was the Grand County seat of government from ...
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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.
Approximately 200 yards south of Columbine Lake Rd., 450 yards west of the Kawuneeche Visitor Center 40°22′45″N 105°50′53″W / 40.379167°N 105.848056°W / 40.379167; -105.848056 ( Timber Creek Road Camp
Feb. 21—CELINA — A trio of anglers who call Grand Lake St. Marys home are attempting to revive a fishing tournament that by some accounts brought an estimated $4.8 million in tourism revenue ...
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 ...