Saint Charles Reservoir

Saint Charles Reservoir is the name of three reservoirs in Pueblo County, Colorado. The first one, called just Saint Charles Reservoir, is located in the mountains of southwestern Pueblo County, southwest of Beulah, at an elevation of 8,894 feet (2,711 meters). It is located at 38°00′00″N 105°02′35″W / 38.00000°N 105.04306°W / 38.00000; -105.04306.[1]

Saint Charles Reservoir
Saint Charles Reservoir No. 3, viewed from the Stem Beach overpass.
Location of reservoirs in Colorado
Location of reservoirs in Colorado
Saint Charles Reservoir
LocationPueblo County, Colorado, United States
Coordinates38°10′16″N 104°38′56″W / 38.171°N 104.649°W / 38.171; -104.649
TypeReservoir

Saint Charles Reservoir Number 2 and Saint Charles Reservoir Number 3 are located next to each other in Stem Beach, just south of Pueblo.[2][3] Reservoirs number 2 and 3 were built by Colorado Fuel and Iron in the early 1900s. They impound Salt Creek.[4][5] All three reservoirs are privately held and not open to the public.

References

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  1. ^ "Saint Charles Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Saint Charles Reservoir Number 2". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ "Saint Charles Reservoir Number 3". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ Emmons, Patrick J. (July 1976). Waterlogging in an alluvial aquifer near Lake Minnequa, Pueblo, Colorado (PDF). Water-resources investigations ; 76-53. Lakewood, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 3, 2017.
  5. ^ Huban, Cheryl Johnson (2013-03-06). "Stem Beach". Ghv.com. Retrieved 2018-02-18.