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'''Olympus Dam''' is a dam located on the [[Big Thompson River]], in the town of [[Estes Park, Colorado]]. The reservoir behind the dam, [[Lake Estes]], is the main source of drinking water for Estes Park. The dam was constructed between 1947 and 1949. The dam is 70 feet high, has a crest width of 10 feet, a base width of 49.5 feet, and a crest length of 320 feet. |
'''Olympus Dam'''<ref>{{cite gnis | 177643 | Olympus Dam | 2017-04-03 }}</ref> is a dam located on the [[Big Thompson River]], in the town of [[Estes Park, Colorado]]. The reservoir behind the dam, [[Lake Estes]], is the main source of drinking water for Estes Park. The dam was constructed between 1947 and 1949. The dam is 70 feet high, has a crest width of 10 feet, a base width of 49.5 feet, and a crest length of 320 feet. |
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==See Also== |
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* [[Lake Estes]] |
* [[Lake Estes]] |
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Revision as of 22:23, 3 April 2017
40°22′36″N 105°29′17″W / 40.37667°N 105.48806°W Olympus Dam[1] is a dam located on the Big Thompson River, in the town of Estes Park, Colorado. The reservoir behind the dam, Lake Estes, is the main source of drinking water for Estes Park. The dam was constructed between 1947 and 1949. The dam is 70 feet high, has a crest width of 10 feet, a base width of 49.5 feet, and a crest length of 320 feet.
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https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=249
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- ^ "Olympus Dam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2017-04-03.