- Barker Reservoir
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lake_name = Barker Reservoir
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frozen =Barker Reservoir is a water supply
reservoir in theColorado Front Range located near the town ofNederland, Colorado . Barker Dam is ahydroelectric power generating facility. The reservoir provides water to the city ofBoulder, Colorado . In 1908, the Central Colorado Power Company began construction of Barker Dam to provide electricity to nearby mining communities and the city of Denver. The dam and Barker Meadow Reservoir were named for the owner of the land, Mrs.Hannah Connell Barker .. [City of Boulder, Colorado [http://www.bouldercolorado.gov/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=4971/"History of Barker Reservoir,"] April 26, 2006.]Notes.
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