WATER LEVEL STILL DROPPING AT BEAVER CREEK RESERVOIR
WATER LEVEL STILL DROPPING AT BEAVER CREEK RESERVOIR
SOUTH FORK, Colo. — The Colorado Division of Wildlife is continuing to lower the level of the water at Beaver Creek Reservoir so that state engineers can inspect the dam and related structures.
The reservoir is being taken down at a rate of about 18 inches per day. The water release will continue for another two weeks until the water level is down to 40 feet below the level of the spillway. When the water reaches that level the engineers will start inspection work and determine if the water level can be brought back up. It is likely, however, that the reservoir will remain low indefinitely.
Fishing continues at the reservoir. Anglers are advised to be cautious on the steep-sided banks. Conditions for fishing might change in the coming weeks depending on the water level. The DOW will announce any changes as soon as they are determined.
The DOW owns the dam and the reservoir which, when full, holds about 5,000 acre feet of water. The reservoir is located on U.S. Forest Service property about 8 miles southwest of the town of South Fork. Water from the reservoir flows into the South Fork of the Rio Grande River.
For more information about Division of Wildlife go to: http://wildlife.state.co.us.
