Sanchez Reservoir
Sanchez Canal
Sanchez Reservoir lies in far southcentral Colorado, west of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Costilla County. Its inflows include Ventero Creek and the Sanchez Canal, a diversion canal that takes water from Culebra Creek and two other creeks.[2]
Dam
The reservoir's earthen dam was built in 1912. Because the dam leaks a lot and because of ongoing drought in the region, the reservoir never really reaches its full capacity.[3]
Fishing
Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages fishing at the reservoir, which forms the Sanchez Reservoir State Wildlife Area. However, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued a "Fish consumption advisory," warning of unsafe mercury levels in northern pike and walleye caught in the lake.[4]
References
- ^ "Sanchez Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Total maximum daily load for Mercury in Sanchez Reservoir, Colorado". Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ "Evidence in Support of a Change in Aquatic Life Use Sub-Classification" (PDF). Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Water Quality Control Division. 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ "Sanchez Reservoir fish consumption advisory" (PDF). Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
External links
- Sanchez Reservoir State Wildlife Area map and information
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