5-654: Williams Fork Reservoir, located near the town of Parshall in Grand County, Colorado , is owned and operated by Denver Water. The reservoir impounds the Williams Fork of the Colorado River . When the reservoir is full, its elevation is 7,811 feet (2,381 m). With a 15.8 miles (25.4 km) shoreline, the reservoir's surface area is 1,860 acres (750 ha). The Williams Fork Dam and Power Plant, completed in 1938 and expanded in 1959, provides electricity and water to
10-538: Is stocked for fishing by Colorado Parks and Wildlife . Tent, trailer and recreational vehicle (RV) camping and picnic sites are available. Parshall, Colorado Parshall is an unincorporated town , a post office , and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Grand County , Colorado , United States . The Parshall post office has the ZIP Code 80468. At the United States Census 2020 ,
15-535: The Western Slope or Denver metropolitan area in Colorado. It's a concrete dam, 217 feet (66 m) high and with a length of 600 feet (180 m) at its crest. The reservoir impounds about 97,000 acre-feet (120,000,000 m) of water (one acre foot=325,851 gallons), and the power plant contains a 3,158-kilowatt generator. Water based activities include motor boating, fishing, ice fishing and wind surfing. The lake
20-553: The Aspen Canyon Ranch, and fishing areas along the Colorado River and the Williams Fork and Reservoir. Cattle ranching occupies much of the lower areas. Parshall is located along the south side of U.S. Route 40 between Hot Sulphur Springs and Kremmling , on the north bank of the Colorado River downstream from Byers Canyon . The Parshall CDP has an area of 191 acres (0.774 km ), all land. This climate type
25-863: The population of the Parshall CDP was 42. The United States Census Bureau initially defined the Parshall CDP for the United States Census 2010 . The Henderson Mill on County Road 3 is the most significant local industry. It processes molybdenum ore derived from the Henderson Mine in Clear Creek County , just over the Continental Divide . There are tourist facilities, such as the Bar Lazy J Guest Ranch (founded 1912), Colorado Cannabis School,
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