Twin Lakes Reservoir

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Twin Lakes Reservoir is a large water storage and diversion reservoir in central Colorado that plays a key role in transmountain water delivery and regional water management.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diversion reservoir ⓘ
reservoir ⓘ
basinCountry United States of America ⓘ
climateZone high‑altitude continental climate ⓘ
connectedTo Independence Pass transmountain diversion system ⓘ
linked to: Independence Pass
country United States of America ⓘ
elevation approximately 2800 meters above sea level ⓘ
hasFunction drought storage ⓘ
flood control (limited) ⓘ
flow regulation ⓘ
regional water management ⓘ
hasNearbyLandUse recreation ⓘ
residential cabins and vacation homes ⓘ
hasOutflowControl dam outlet works ⓘ
hasType on‑stream reservoir ⓘ
isKeyInfrastructureFor Arkansas River basin water management ⓘ
transmountain water supply to eastern Colorado ⓘ
locatedIn Colorado ⓘ
Lake County, Colorado ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Sawatch Range vicinity ⓘ
locatedInNationalForestVicinity San Isabel National Forest ⓘ
locatedInRegion central Colorado ⓘ
locatedNear village of Twin Lakes, Colorado ⓘ
locatedSouthOf Leadville, Colorado ⓘ
locatedWestOf Buena Vista, Colorado ⓘ
manages transmountain water delivery ⓘ
nearHighway Colorado State Highway 82 ⓘ
U.S. Highway 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ
operator Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company ⓘ
partOf Arkansas River basin ⓘ
Colorado–Big Thompson-style transmountain water projects ⓘ
partOfProject Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company system ⓘ
primaryUse hydropower generation ⓘ
irrigation water supply ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ
water diversion ⓘ
water storage ⓘ
receivesWaterFrom Roaring Fork River basin (via transmountain diversion) ⓘ
linked to: Roaring Fork River
recreationActivity boating ⓘ
camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
releasesWaterTo Arkansas River ⓘ
usedBy Arkansas River Valley irrigators ⓘ
Front Range municipalities ⓘ
watercourse Arkansas River ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fryingpan–Arkansas Project → majorComponent → Twin Lakes Reservoir ⓘ
Mount Elbert Forebay → connectedTo → Twin Lakes Reservoir ⓘ
Mount Elbert Forebay → nearFeature → Twin Lakes Reservoir ⓘ
Twin Lakes, Colorado → waterBody → Twin Lakes Reservoir ⓘ
Twin Lakes Reservoir → partOfProject → Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company system ⓘ
linked to: Twin Lakes Reservoir
Twin Lakes Reservoir → operator → Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company ⓘ
linked to: Twin Lakes Reservoir