Chambers Lake (Colorado)
Chambers Lake is a reservoir in Larimer County, Colorado. Located within the Roosevelt National Forest, the reservoir supplies water for irrigation and municipal water supply.
| Chambers Lake | |
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The lake in summer | |
Chambers Lake Location in Colorado | |
| Location | Larimer County, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 40.6045224°N 105.8533750°W |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Etymology | Named for Robert Chambers, a trapper who camped at the site in 1858 |
| Primary inflows | Fall Creek, Skyline Ditch, Joe Wright Creek |
| Primary outflows | Joe Wright Creek |
| Managing agency | The Water Supply and Storage Company |
| Surface area | 255 acres (103 ha) |
| Water volume | 11,350 acre⋅ft (14,000,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 2,791 m (9,157 ft) |
The reservoir is owned by the Water Supply and Storage Company, based in Fort Collins. The city of Thornton owns a large proportion of the company's stock. Water from the reservoir makes its way to the Cache la Poudre River. It then flows down through Poudre Canyon to Colorado's Eastern Plains, where it is distributed.
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