Barr Lake is an unincorporated community in Adams County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1] It is located within the Denver metropolitan area.
Barr Lake, Colorado | |
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  Barr Lake  Barr Lake | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′40″N 104°46′31″W / 39.94444°N 104.77528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Adams |
| Elevation | 5,115 ft (1,559 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 303, 720, & 983 |
| GNIS feature ID | 184609[1] |
It is located next to the Barr Lake State Park.
School District 27J serves Barr Lake. Kids attend Henderson Elementary School and Prairie View Middle School.
Barr Lake was named for a Mr. Barr, a civil engineer for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. It was originally named Platte Summit.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barr Lake, Colorado
- ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 8.