O'Haver Lake explained

O'Haver Lake
Other Name:Lake O'Haver
Location:Chaffee County, Colorado
Coordinates:38.4272°N -106.1461°W[1]
Etymology:Named for former Chaffee County Commissioner R.T. O'Haver.[2]
Inflow:Gray's Creek by means of the O'Haver filler ditch[3]
Outflow:Ditch back to Gray's Creek
Basin Countries:United States
Agency:Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District
Date-Built:1949
Area:15acres[4]
Volume:186.7acre.ft
Elevation:9130abbr=offNaNabbr=off
Frozen:Freezes in winter
Pushpin Map:USA Colorado
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:O'Haver Lake

O'Haver Lake is a reservoir in Chaffee County, Colorado in the San Isabel National Forest. It is located about two miles from U.S. Highway 50 west of Poncha Pass. The lake and adjacent campground are just off Forest Road 200, also known as Marshall Pass Road. The pass is about twelve miles up the road from the lake.

Campground

The United States Forest Service operates the O'Haver Lake Campground,[5] which is right next to the lake. The campground has 31 campsites and is heavily used, especially on weekends. The area around the lake is forested with ponderosa pine and aspen trees.

The lake is stocked with trout.[6]

Notes and References

  1. 199003 . O'Haver Lake .
  2. Web site: Storage reservoirs . . Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District . 2020-07-17 .
  3. Web site: Public Notice District Court, Water Division No. 2, Colorado To: All Interested Parties . . 2019-01-14 . Leadville Herald Democrat . 2020-07-17 .
  4. Web site: O'Haver Lake Campground . . 2019-01-14 . Pike and San Isabel National Forests, Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands . United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service . 2020-07-17 .
  5. 197370 . O Haver Lake Campground.
  6. Web site: Colorado fishing atlas: O'Haver Lake . . 2019-01-14 . Colorado Parks and Wildlife . 2020-07-17 .