Rampart Reservoir

Rampart Reservoir
Aerial view
Rampart Reservoir
Rampart Reservoir
LocationPike National Forest, El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Coordinates38°58′50.79″N 104°58′11.99″W / 38.9807750°N 104.9699972°W / 38.9807750; -104.9699972
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsWest Monument Creek
Primary outflowsWest Monument Creek
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area300 acres (120 hectares)
Water volume41,000 acre-feet (51,000,000 cubic meters)
Surface elevation9,006 feet (2,745 meters)
Websitewww.fs.usda.gov/recarea/psicc/recarea/?recid=16852

Rampart Reservoir is a reservoir 12 miles (19 kilometers) northwest of the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado in the Pike National Forest. The reservoir supplies the domestic drinking water for the city of Colorado Springs and serves as a recreation area for boaters, mountain bikers, and hikers.

The reservoir has been stocked with fish by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.