Lemon Dam is an earthen dam, and is a project of the
United States Bureau of Reclamation
The Bureau of Reclamation, formerly the United States Reclamation Service, is a federal agency under the U.S. Department of the Interior, which oversees water resource management, specifically as it applies to the oversight and operatio ...
. It was completed in 1963, at high and long at its crest. The dam impounds the
Florida River for flood control and irrigation water storage, operated by the local Florida Water Conservancy District. 120 kW of hydroelectric power is generated here.
Lemon Reservoir is about long, wide, has a total surface area of and a total capacity of .
Climate
Lemon Dam has a
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...
(
Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...
''Dfb'').
See also
*
List of largest reservoirs of Colorado
This is a list of the largest reservoirs in the state of Colorado. All thirty-nine reservoirs that contain greater than are included in the list. Most of the larger reservoirs in the state are owned by the United States Bureau of Reclamation and, ...
References
External links
Bureau of Reclamation website for the damFlorida Water Conservancy District (dam operator)
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Dams in Colorado
Reservoirs in Colorado
United States Bureau of Reclamation dams
Buildings and structures in La Plata County, Colorado
Earth-filled dams
Dams completed in 1963
Dams in the Colorado River basin
Bodies of water of La Plata County, Colorado
1963 establishments in Colorado