Mount Elbert Forebay

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Mount Elbert Forebay is a high-altitude reservoir in Colorado used primarily for hydroelectric power generation and water storage near Mount Elbert in the Sawatch Range.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake
reservoir
access via local forest roads from U.S. Highway 24
basinCountry United States
climateZone alpine
connectedTo Mount Elbert Powerplant
Twin Lakes Reservoir
constructionMethod earthen dam impoundment
continent North America
country United States
elevation approximately 3000 meters above sea level
approximately 9800 feet above sea level
energyInfrastructureRole supports peak-load electricity generation
supports pumped-storage cycling between forebay and Twin Lakes Reservoir
function regulating reservoir for powerplant operations
upper reservoir for pumped-storage system
locatedIn Colorado
Lake County, Colorado NERFINISHED
locatedInMountainRange Sawatch Range
locatedInProtectedArea San Isabel National Forest NERFINISHED
locatedInWatershed Arkansas River basin
locatedNear Mount Elbert
Twin Lakes, Colorado
locatedOn a plateau above Twin Lakes
nearCity Leadville, Colorado
nearFeature Mount Elbert Trailheads
Twin Lakes Reservoir
operator Bureau of Reclamation Eastern Colorado Area Office
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
outflow Lake Creek
ownedBy United States government
partOf Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Mount Elbert Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Project
recreationActivity boating (non-motorized, where permitted)
fishing
region central Colorado Rocky Mountains
use hydroelectric power generation
recreation
water storage
watercourse Lake Creek
waterManagementRole part of transbasin diversion system in Colorado

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Sawatch Range contains Mount Elbert Forebay
Fryingpan–Arkansas Project majorComponent Mount Elbert Powerplant
linked to: Mount Elbert Forebay
Fryingpan–Arkansas Project hydropowerFacility Mount Elbert Powerplant
linked to: Mount Elbert Forebay
Fryingpan–Arkansas Project hydropowerFacility Mt. Elbert Pumped-Storage Powerplant
linked to: Mount Elbert Forebay