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Ridgway Reservoir
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Ridgway Reservoir
Location of Ridgway Reservoir in Colorado, USA.
Location of Ridgway Reservoir in Colorado, USA.
Ridgway Reservoir
Location in Colorado
Location of Ridgway Reservoir in Colorado, USA.
Location of Ridgway Reservoir in Colorado, USA.
Ridgway Reservoir
Location in the United States
Location Ouray County, Colorado
Coordinates 38°13′51″N 107°45′23″W / 38.2308227°N 107.7564477°W / 38.2308227; -107.7564477
Type reservoir
Surface elevation 6,699 feet (2,042 m)

Ridgway Reservoir is a lake impounded by Ridgway Dam (38°14′13″N 107°45′31″W / 38.23688°N 107.75865°W / 38.23688; -107.75865) on the Uncompahgre River north of the town of Ridgway in Ouray County, Colorado in the western United States.

The lake was first filled in 1990 as an aid to irrigation of the Uncompahgre Valley and flood control. Today recreation opportunities are provided at Ridgway State Park along the lake.

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