Lake Minnequa Reservoir

Lake Minnequa Reservoir is a reservoir in Pueblo, Colorado and has an elevation of 4,803 feet. Lake Minnequa Reservoir is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bessemer, as well as near the hamlet Salt Creek.

Places of Interest

Highlights include South High School and Southwest Motors Events Center.

South High School

School

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South High School is the second-oldest high school in Pueblo School District 60 and is located on the south side of Pueblo, Colorado, United States. The school's colors are black and white, and the mascot is the colt.

Southwest Motors Events Center

The Southwest Motors Events Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Pueblo, Colorado. The arena is located on the northwest corner of the Colorado State Fairgrounds and is predominantly used during the Colorado State Fair. Southwest Motors Events Center is situated 1½ miles north of Lake Minnequa Reservoir.

Pueblo Levee Mural Project

Work of art

The Pueblo Levee Mural Project is a mural along a levee of the Arkansas River certified by the Guinness Book of Records as the longest painting in the world. Pueblo Levee Mural Project is situated 2½ miles northeast of Lake Minnequa Reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bessemer and Pueblo.

Bessemer

Neighborhood

Bessemer, Colorado was a city in Colorado that was incorporated in 1886. The community was named after Henry Bessemer, an English inventor. It was one of four adjacent towns settled after the Colorado Gold Rush of 1859.

Pueblo

Photo: Buaidh, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pueblo, also known as the Steel City or Home of the Heroes, is a city of about 112,000 people in the Eastern Plains of Colorado. It is on the confluence of the Arkansas River and Fountain Creek.

Salt Creek

Hamlet

Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.

Salt Creek is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Salt Creek is situated 3 miles east of Lake Minnequa Reservoir.

Lake Minnequa Reservoir

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Pueblo, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.22834° or 38° 13′ 42″ north

Longitude

-104.63386° or 104° 38′ 2″ west

Elevation

4,803 feet (1,464 metres)

Open location code

85CQ69H8+8F

GeoNames ID

5427895

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