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Jackson Lake (disambiguation) Jackson Lake may refer to: Places *Jackson Lake (Georgia) *Jackson Lake (Wyoming) ** Jackson Lake Dam, Wyoming ** Jackson Lake Lodge, Wyoming, a U.S. National Historic Place ** Jackson Lake Ranger Station, Wyoming, a U.S. National Historic Place * ...

.'' Jackson Lake State Park is located northeast of

Orchard, Colorado Orchard is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated town, a post office, and a Census-designated place, census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Morgan County, Colorado, Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of ...

in western

Morgan County, Colorado Morgan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,111. The county seat is Fort Morgan. The county was named after old Fort Morgan, which in turn was named in honor of Colonel Christop ...

. It is situated on Jackson

reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...

that was built in the early 20th century. The reservoir, elevation , receives water from the South Platte River and stores it for irrigation throughout the summer months. The park offers 260 camping spaces, fishing, boating, and various other activities such as bird watching, hunting, and an

OHV An overhead valve (OHV) engine, sometimes called a ''pushrod engine'', is a piston engine whose valves are located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier flathead engines, where the valves were located bel ...

track.

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* State parks of Colorado Protected areas of Morgan County, Colorado Protected areas established in 1965 {{Colorado-geo-stub