Standley Lake (Westminster, Colorado)

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Standley Lake is a 1,200-acre (4.9 km2) reservoir located in Westminster, Colorado. While originally constructed to provide water for the agricultural irrigation of the surrounding region northwest of Denver, it now serves primarily as the municipal water supply for the cities of Westminster, Northglenn, and Thornton. The lake is also used for recreation, and is the prominent feature of the surrounding 3,000-acre (12 km2) Standley Lake Regional Park.
The lake a popular venue for water skiing, and wildlife watching.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standley_Lake
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Coordinates:   39°51'51"N   105°7'35"W

Comments

  • Very close to the old Rocky Flats plant - Don't drink the water or eat the fish.
  • Love the comment about drinking the water... the cities of Westminster, Northglenn, and Thornton (and most likely others) all store municipal water in Stanley Lake.
  • Its stored there before its treated. If you're camping or water skiing on the lake don't drink the water, has some of the nastiest shores i've ever seen
  • From what I've read, the water from this man-made lake is used for irrigation purposes only. Now I know why my tomatoes are 2 feet wide and bright purple. Seriously though, the radioactive isotopes that leached into the lake from Rocky Flats settled to the bottom long ago. As long as the bottom mud isn't stirred up everyone should be fine.
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