Rampart Reservoir
Reservoir in Colorado, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the reservoir in Colorado. For the canceled Alaska dam project, see Rampart Dam.
Rampart Reservoir is a reservoir 12 miles (19 kilometers) northwest of the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado in the Pike National Forest. The reservoir supplies the domestic drinking water for the city of Colorado Springs and serves as a recreation area for boaters, mountain bikers, and hikers.[3]
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Location | Pike National Forest, El Paso County, Colorado, United States |
Coordinates | 38°58′50.79″N 104°58′11.99″W[1] |
Type | reservoir |
Primary inflows | West Monument Creek[1] |
Primary outflows | West Monument Creek[1] |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 300 acres (120 hectares)[2] |
Water volume | 41,000 acre-feet (51,000,000 cubic meters)[2] |
Surface elevation | 9,006 feet (2,745 meters)[1] |
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The reservoir has been stocked with fish by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.[4]