Homestake Reservoir
| Homestake Reservoir | |
|---|---|
| Homestake Project Reservoir | |
The reservoir in 2024 | |
| Location | Eagle and Pitkin counties, Colorado, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°21′28.32″N 106°28′4.84″W / 39.3578667°N 106.4680111°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Middle Fork Homestake Creek, several inlet tunnels from nearby creeks |
| Primary outflows | Middle Fork Homestake Creek, Homestake Tunnel |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Managing agency | Cities of Aurora and Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Built | 1967 |
| Water volume | 45,500 acre-feet (56,100,000 cubic meters) |
| Surface elevation | 10,266 feet (3,129 meters) |
| Frozen | Freezes in winter |
| References | |
Homestake Reservoir is a reservoir in Eagle and Pitkin counties, Colorado, U.S. The reservoir collects and stores water for the municipal water supply of the cities of Aurora and Colorado Springs, Colorado. It lies at an elevation of over 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) in a remote area of Colorado's northern Sawatch Range.