Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Dillon Reservoir, sometimes referred to as Lake Dillon, is a large fresh water reservoir located in Summit County, Colorado, United States, south of I-70 and bordered by the towns of Frisco, Silverthorne, and Dillon. It is a reservoir for the city of Denver, and its waters are under the control of Denver Water.
A photo of the Dillon Reservoir which the park surrounds. Dillon State Park encompasses 2,285 acres along the Licking River in Nashport, Ohio. [1] Black Hand Sandstone in Dillon State Park has resulted in the park having a wide variety of natural features, including wooded hills and scenic valleys. [2]
Dillon Lake is a reservoir in Muskingum County, Ohio in the United States. [1] It was completed in 1961, covers 1,736 acres of water and was constructed primarily for flood control purposes. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The lake was named after Moses Dillon, who purchased the land in 1803/1804 [ 4 ]
The Dillon Amphitheater is an open-air amphitheater built on the north shore of the Dillon Reservoir in Dillon, Colorado, about 65 miles (105 km) west of Denver, Colorado. History [ edit ]
Frisco is located along the coast Lake Dillon, a reservoir constructed between 1961 and 1963 that now covers the original town of Dillon. Across the water to the east are the new town of Dillon, Silverthorne , and Keystone .
Silverthorne served as a makeshift camp for workers during the construction of the Dillon Reservoir from 1961 to 1963, and later as a stop along Interstate 70. It was eventually incorporated on April 5, 1967. [2] The city has expanded several times since incorporation by annexation.
The largest reservoir entirely contained in Colorado is Blue Mesa Reservoir, with a capacity of 829,500 acre⋅ft (1.0 billion m 3). The total storage of the reservoirs on this list is 3,804,458 acre⋅ft (4.7 billion m 3 ), although not all is allocated for use by Colorado.
The Snake River is a short tributary of the Blue River, approximately 15 miles (24 km) long, in central Colorado in the United States.It drains a mountainous area on the west side of the Front Range in southeastern Summit County east of Keystone.