Country United States Creates Prewitt Reservoir Construction began 1910 | Opening date 1912 Surface area 9.47 km² | |
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Location Washington and Logan counties, Colorado | ||
Prewitt Reservoir is an irrigation and recreation reservoir in Washington and Logan counties in northeastern Colorado. When full, the reservoir's surface area is 2,340 acres. The reservoir is located about 18 miles northeast of Fort Morgan, Colorado along the South Platte River.
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Map of Prewitt Reservoir, Colorado 80741, USA
HistoryEdit
Prewitt Reservoir was financed and built by the Great Western Sugar Company and began construction in 1910. The reservoir helps supply sufficient water for the irrigation of sugar beets. Construction was completed in 1912.
FishingEdit
Popular with anglers, the reservoir is stocked with walleye, saugeye, channel catfish, wipers and black crappie.
References
Prewitt Reservoir Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA