Sweitzer Lake drawn down for dam repairs; boat ramp closing Sept. 2
John LivingstonSouthwest Region Public Information Officer
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The boat ramp at Sweitzer Lake State Park. The ramp will close this year the night of Sept. 2.
DELTA, Colo. – Planned repairs to the spillway at Sweitzer Lake State Park are set to begin, and the lake has started to drain.Construction on the spillway is set to begin this fall and will last through March. Because the water level is being lowered to complete construction, Colorado Parks and Wildlife will close the boat ramp at the lake the night of Sept. 2.
“We have started to drain the lake for construction, and the lake is already down about eight inches,” said Park Manager Scott Rist. “Some boats will already have issues launching.”
The water level will be reduced roughly six feet in total during construction. The 137-surface-acre lake will refill in the spring when the project is completed.
“This is an important project, and we thank the boating community for their understanding of the need to close the ramp at this time,” Rist said.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is an enterprise agency, relying primarily on license sales, state parks fees and registration fees to support its operations, including: 43 state parks and more than 350 wildlife areas covering approximately 900,000 acres, management of fishing and hunting, wildlife watching, camping, motorized and non-motorized trails, boating and outdoor education. CPW's work contributes approximately $6 billion in total economic impact annually throughout Colorado.