Prewitt Reservoir Dam | |
Location Map: | USA Colorado |
Location Map Caption: | Location within Colorado |
Coordinates: | 40.4225°N -103.3617°W |
Country: | United States |
Location: | Washington and Logan County, Colorado |
Construction Began: | 1910 |
Opening: | 1912 |
Builder: | Great Western Sugar Company |
Res Name: | Prewitt Reservoir |
Res Surface: | 2340acres |
Res Elevation: | 1247m (4,091feet) |
Prewitt Reservoir is an irrigation and recreation reservoir in Washington and Logan counties in northeastern Colorado. When full, the reservoir's surface area is . The reservoir is located about northeast of Fort Morgan, Colorado along the South Platte River.[1]
Prewitt Reservoir was financed and built by the Great Western Sugar Company and began construction in 1910. The reservoir helps supply sufficient water for the irrigation of sugar beets.[2] Construction was completed in 1912.
Popular with fishermen, the reservoir is stocked with walleye, saugeye, channel catfish, wipers and black crappie.[3]