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User input for Mormon Reservoir, Mesa Verde, La Plata County, Colorado:
Luther Butler:
The Mormon Reservoir is located on Hay gulch stream before it flows into La Plata River. In the late 1920's the Mormon Church in Utah paid to have the damn across Hay Gulch constructed for the Mormon village of Red Mesa. Water is stored in the reservoir until it is needed for farmers at Red Mesa. The water is released into the La Plata River and is measured for agricultural purposes during the drier part of the summer. Young men from Red Mesa built frame buildings on the rocky and wooded west hillside going into Hay Gulch. Until the damn was completed the workers stayed in these dwellings. All of the work on the earthen damn was done by hand and horse drawn equipment. Dynamite was used to blast boulders used on the damn to hold the water in place until needed. The impounded water becomes undrinkable by early summer when it has a strong odor. Water dogs (salamanders) and tadpoles become prolific as the summer advances. On hot summer days the water is very refreshing for swimmers. In Luther Butler's novel, Homesteaders and Sheepherders, details of the reservoir are given
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In Colorado there are many beautiful lakes, Mormon Reservoir is one of them. The Mesa Verde scenery is always beautiful. All year is a magnificent time in the Mesa Verde if you fancy the outdoors. Go for a hike on the Whites Trail; Best Western Durango Inn And Suites is a brilliant place to get some rest.
Life's too short to enjoy all the amusing stuff in the Mesa Verde. If you need a place to stay Echo Basin Dude And Guest Ranch, LLC is a delightful choice;
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| | you can never get enough of the good skiing at Durango. At Mormon Reservoir during the warmest time of the year highs are in the 80's, and the night is quite cooler of course, usually in the 40's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 30's while Mormon Reservoir night low temperatures throughout the winter are in the 0's. This lake is so wonderful. Red Mesa Ward Dam is an out of the ordinary thing to check out. You'll need more than a day to discover | |
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everything Mormon Reservoir has to offer, you can camp at Target Tree Campground.
This lake is so wonderful. Good hiking is available along the Chicken Creek Trail, and there are some pleasant whitewater spots on San Juan River.
Since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always explore close by Red Mesa Ward Reservoir; get yourself into a kayak and hit Animas River. So many enjoyable things near Mormon Reservoir, absolutely amazing. You'll never
forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Hesperus Ski Center since you're here. There's so much to do here at Mormon Reservoir that you need to camp here for a while, Kroeger Campground is a brilliant place for that.
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a hike on the Wheeler Trail is always a good adventure, and if you desire a little side visit, try Hay Gulch. Not much rain falls here at Mormon Reservoir; of all the months in a year August is the one with the most rain, and the driest month is June.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 37.16944
Longitude: -108.1417
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Durango, Colorado, 16 miles away
2029 vertical feet |
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Animas River, La Plata CountyCounty, 19 miles away
Class II-III - 12 miles long (Purple Cliffs to State line) |
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San Juan River, San Juan CountyCounty, 19 miles away
Class II - 50 miles long (Navajo Dam to Four Corners) |
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Animas River, La Plata CountyCounty, 20 miles away
Class III - 6.5 miles long (32nd St. Park to Purple Cliffs) |
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18 miles away
