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Lake Isabel
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The lake and spillway in 2018.
Lake Isabel is located in Colorado
Lake Isabel
Lake Isabel
Location in Colorado
Location Pueblo County and Custer County, Colorado
Coordinates 37°59′05″N 105°03′09″W / 37.9847°N 105.0526°W / 37.9847; -105.0526
Type reservoir
Primary inflows Saint Charles River
Primary outflows Saint Charles River, evaporation
Basin countries United States
Surface area 35.7 acres (14.4 ha)
Water volume 969.8 acre-feet (1,196,200 cubic meters)
Surface elevation 2,585 meters (8,481 feet)
Frozen The lake freezes in winter and ice-fishing is possible.

Lake Isabel is a reservoir located in the San Isabel National Forest in Pueblo and Custer counties, in Colorado, United States. The lake is in the Wet Mountains. The lake is open to fishing year round and is regularly stocked by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Available activities include fishing, hiking, camping and sledding in the winter.

The community of San Isabel lies on the north side of the lake, in Custer County. The border between Pueblo and Custer counties runs north-south through the east side of the lake, such that most of the dam is in Pueblo County (on the east side), and most of the reservoir itself is in Custer County (on the west side).

History

The earthen dam and reservoir were built in the 1930s to store water for the CF&I Steel plant in Pueblo. Now the lake and the area surrounding it are managed by the United States Forest Service as the Lake Isabel Recreation Area.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Lago Isabel para niños

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