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Colorado Parks & Wildlife outlines Lake Avery dam repairs, plans to drain and rebuild outlet this summer
Summary
CPW told Rio Blanco commissioners the agency drained Lake Avery last fall, found outlet pipe cracks and a leaking head gate, and plans to start construction on repairs after spring runoff with fish salvage and future stocking to follow.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials told the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners at a public hearing April 8 that they drained Lake Avery last fall to allow inspection and will begin repair work on the Lake Avery dam outlet this summer.
Jonathan Lambert, CPW local-area wildlife manager, and colleagues described the repairs as necessary after inspections and camera work inside the outlet pipe revealed cracks and a leaking head gate. CPW has measured inflow and outflow and said it will match throughflow so the stilling pool near the outlet does not send excess sediment downstream. Construction is…
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