Williams Fork Reservoir, located near the town of Parshall

Parshall, Colorado

Parshall is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office in Grand County, Colorado, United States. It is located along the south side of U.S. Route 40 between Hot Sulphur Springs and Kremmling, on the north bank of the Colorado River downstream from Byers Canyon. The community consists of a...

 in Grand County, Colorado

Grand County, Colorado

Grand County is the 21st largest of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 12,442 at U.S. Census 2000...

, is owned and operated by Denver Water.

Geography

When the reservoir is full, its elevation is 7811 feet (2,380.8 m). With a 15.8 miles (25.4 km) shoreline, the reservoir's surface area is 1,860 acres.

Williams Fork Dam and Power Plant

The Williams Fork Dam and Power Plant, completed in 1959, provides electricity and water to the Western Slope

Western Slope

Western Slope may refer to:*The Western Slope region in the U.S. state of Colorado.*Western Slope, Jersey City: a section of Jersey City in the U.S. state of New Jersey....

 or Denver

Denver, Colorado

The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...

 metropolitan area in Colorado. The reservoir contains about 97,000 acre feet of water (one acre foot=325,851 gallons), and the power plant contains a 3,158-kilovolt generator.

Recreactional Activities

Water based activities include motor boating, fishing, ice fishing and wind surfing. The lake is stocked for fishing by the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Tent, trailer and recreational vehicle (RV)camping and picnic sites are available.

See also

• Phillips-Williams Fork Reservoir Site
  Phillips-Williams Fork Reservoir Site
  The Phillips-Williams Fork Reservoir site is a Paleoindian site located on the shore of the Williams Fork Reservoir, about southeast of Kremmling at an elevation of 2400m in Grand County, Colorado, near the center of Middle Park....
  
  
• Williams Fork (Colorado River)
  Williams Fork (Colorado River)
  The Williams Fork is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately long, in north central Colorado in the United States. It flows through Grand County between the valleys of the Fraser River and the Blue River...
  
  
• List of reservoirs in Colorado