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<br />--- <br /> <br />RECREATION <br /> <br />About two million people annually visit the <br />manmade lakes to enjoy fishing, motor and sail <br />boating, water skiing, camping, hiking, picnick- <br />ing, or to relax and view the scenic environ- <br />ment. Trout, kokanee, bass, walleye and perch <br />are the principal fish caught in the clear, cool <br />waters. Ice fishing has become a favorite win- <br />terspOrt. <br />While visitors flocked to project impound.- <br />ments nestled in the majestic, splendored <br />Rockies, recreation spending created a new <br />thriving economy. <br />Granby and Shadow Mountain Lakes, and <br />Horsetooth Reservoir generated a cash recrea- <br />tion sPEmding of nearly $5 million in 1968, <br />according to the University of Denver's Denver <br />Research Institute. This impact of recreation- <br />visitors included an estima.ted $1,792,000 for <br />boat sales. The purchases of boats, and sports- <br />men's gear and supplies, extended into areas <br />beyond the project and state. <br />Tbe study reported an increase in net land <br />values, investments in recreation facilities, and <br />other improvements at the Shadow :Mountain- <br />Granby and Horsetooth impact areas, totaled <br />$8.13 million. <br />The project's recreation values far exceed <br />the highest hopes of the pioneers who consid- <br />ered recreational opportunities an incidental <br />bonus. <br /> <br />NAME 01 I>AM <br />RESERVOIII <br />OR JUlEII <br /> <br />!I~J · II <br />"" "'I i <br />0; g'1'" "'"" d III <br />. H-q ~~'i" <br />'6&.~ ~ J ~J,~,~ <br /> <br />SHORE. <br />,., <br />w,. <br /> <br />CARTER lAKE 8 .... .... <br />EAST PORTAl RES. I .... - - " <br />FLATIRON RES. 2 -... ~ - . . <br />GREEN MOUNTAIN RES. 19 .... .... . <br />HORSETOOTH RlOS. " .... .... , <br />lAKE ESTES 4 ...- -... <br />tAKE GRAN8Y 40 .... ,. .. . <br />MARYS LAKE I --.. , <br />PINEWOQO lAKE 3 -. . . - -., - <br />SHADOW MOUNTAIN LAKE , '" . <br />WILLOW CREEK RES. 7 . .. . .... <br /> <br /> <br />f\,-1'6~'3' <br />lI'_ L Q <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />SAILING ON LAKE ESTES <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />.. <br />R <br /> <br />.. <br />A D <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />,N' <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />...,. <br /> <br />.-..',.., <br />. ' <br /> <br /> <br />~AMrLY OU1.'INGS AT CARTEFl. LAKE <br /> <br />.. <br />o <br /> <br />'" <br /> <br />T....~,..'.. L.., <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />""........"'" <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />SOUTHPVlrr:ERIVEllPIIOJEt:l5Hu.OQII""'ERS <br />....ral^'"'!'OlO!R/:<lImOOt.<V<tV< <br />l.OVE....H~. <:oU>RODO <br /> <br />""'TEl' 3T.<T.._no.,.,...""'..,..,..,. """""'.._c......._ .""...' <br />COLORADO" BIG THOMPSON PROJECT <br /> <br />1<'......"'.. <br />. .clI"e............."'. <br />.or wmo.."""""...._..._ <br />. PQ.......-. <br />.....,...-............ <br />",,"'...e. <br /> <br />,.. o.oo..u <br />.....-.-.. <br />. ~'TO<Q <br />"T..""""rr..LCOOF <br />'f"...........e,on <br />3TSOon..T16.......","".... <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />- <br />