Montgomery Reservoir
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Montgomery Reservoir lies high in Colorado's Mosquito Range near Hoosier Pass a few miles north of Alma, Colorado. The reservoir sits at an altitude of 10,873 feet (3,314 meters).[1] It is owned by Colorado Springs Utilities and delivers water to Colorado Springs, Colorado for municipal use.[4] Built in 1957,[2] the reservoir stores water from the Middle Fork South Platte River and from a tunnel that brings water from the Blue River on the west side of the continental divide.
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Montgomery Reservoir | |
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Location | Park County, Colorado |
Coordinates | 39°21′20″N 106°04′33″W[1] |
Primary inflows | Middle Fork South Platte River Hoosier Tunnel |
Primary outflows | Blue River Pipeline |
Basin countries | United States |
Managing agency | Water Resources Department, Colorado Springs Utilities |
Built | 1957[2] |
Surface area | 95 acres (38 hectares)[3] |
Water volume | 5,088 acre-feet (6,276,000 cubic metres)[4] |
Surface elevation | 10,873 feet (3,314 meters)[1] |
Frozen | in winter |
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