Rampart Reservoir

Rampart Reservoir
Aerial view
Location of Rampart Reservoir in Colorado, USA.
Location of Rampart Reservoir in Colorado, USA.
Rampart Reservoir
Location of Rampart Reservoir in Colorado, USA.
Location of Rampart Reservoir in Colorado, USA.
Rampart Reservoir
LocationPike National Forest, El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Coordinates38°58′50.79″N 104°58′11.99″W / 38.9807750°N 104.9699972°W / 38.9807750; -104.9699972[1]
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsWest Monument Creek[1]
Primary outflowsWest Monument Creek[1]
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area300 acres (120 hectares)[2]
Water volume41,000 acre-feet (51,000,000 cubic meters)[2]
Surface elevation9,006 feet (2,745 meters)[1]
Websitewww.fs.usda.gov/recarea/psicc/recarea/?recid=16852

Rampart Reservoir is a reservoir 12 miles (19 kilometers) northwest of the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado in the Pike National Forest. The reservoir supplies the domestic drinking water for the city of Colorado Springs and serves as a recreation area for boaters, mountain bikers, and hikers.[3]

The reservoir has been stocked with fish by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Rampart Reservoir". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 1, 2000. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Rampart". National Inventory of Dams. April 12, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "Rampart Reservoir Recreation Area". Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands. February 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Noble, Cory (n.d.). "Rampart Reservoir fish survey and management data" (PDF). Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved October 29, 2023.