Blue Mesa Reservoir
Blue Mesa Reservoir is an artificial reservoir located on the upper reaches of the Gunnison River in Gunnison County, Colorado. The largest lake located entirely within the state, Blue Mesa Reservoir was created by the construction of Blue Mesa Dam, a 390-foot-tall earthfill dam constructed on the Gunnison by the U.S.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Middle Bridge.
Middle Bridge
Bridge
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Middle Bridge is the crossing of Blue Mesa Reservoir on U.S. Route 50 within the Curecanti National Recreation Area in southwest Gunnison County, Colorado, United States, about 2.5 miles east-northeast of the community of Sapinero. Middle Bridge is situated 2½ miles west of Blue Mesa Reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sapinero.
Sapinero
Village
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Sapinero is an unincorporated community located on U.S. Route 50, along the shore of Blue Mesa Reservoir in the Curecanti National Recreation Area in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. Sapinero is situated 5 miles west of Blue Mesa Reservoir.
Blue Mesa Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: lake in Colorado, United States of America
- Category: body of water
- Location: Gunnison, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Blue Mesa Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Blue Mesa Reservoir”
- Dutch: “Blue Mesa Reservoir”
- French: “réservoir Blue Mesa”
- French: “Réservoir Blue Mesa”
- German: “Blue Mesa Reservoir”
- German: “Blue-Mesa-Staudamm”
- Hebrew: “מאגר בלו מסה”
- Slovenian: “Blue Mesa Reservoir”
- “Blue Mesa Reservoir”
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