Frisco Bay Marina is located on the shores of scenic Dillon Reservoir in the heart of Summit County, Colorado. Water Operations: 40-Day Datasets. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Lake Levels. It is a reservoir for the city of Denver, and its waters are under the control of Denver Water.

The reservoir, which can hold up to 257,304 acre-feet of water, provides 40% of the storage capacity for Denver Water’s 1.4 million customers, sending water to the Front Range through the 23.3-mile Roberts Tunnel under the Continental Divide. Some folks may incorrectly call it Lake Dillon, but officially it is a reservoir … Denver Water owns Dillon Reservoir, which the agency built in 1963 with a dam on the Blue River. Included below are present stream gage readings, current reservoir levels measured against normal levels, historical data and "on-the-ground" results of reservoir levels featuring local landmarks, highways and other features.

Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. A full service lake marina with boat rentals & restaurant. On May 11, the surface level of the water in the reservoir was at 9,010 feet. Dillon Reservoir, sometimes referred to as Lake Dillon, is a large fresh water reservoir located in Summit County, Colorado, south of I-70 and bordered by the towns of Frisco, Silver thorne, and Dillon. The Frisco Bay Marina at Dillon Reservoir will be safer for boaters and look a lot different this summer, following a massive makeover during the spring months that Denver Water helped pay for.

Effective windchill factor of (11 °C) will make the air and water … The goal, Elder said, is to get the reservoir to that level or higher by June 12. Lake Dillon → Dillon Reservoir — I contacted Denver Water by email and received this response: "The official name of the reservoir is Dillon Reservoir. ... * Inflow is computed based on reservoir release and change in reservoir storage (and reservoir evaporation and change in bank storage when these parameters are accounted for). The lake spans 3,300 acres and boasts 25 miles of shoreline surrounded by majestic peaks. Please contact the Operations Group via e-mail at ResourceMgr@usbr.gov for additional questions or information.

Elder said the minimum operating level for both Dillon and Frisco marinas is 9,012 feet in elevation.

The current reservoir levels in the Muskingum River Watershed are never far away. It is the only name we use in any official capacity. The water temperature (13 °C) at Dillon Beach is quite cool.