Lake Meredith is a lake in
Crowley County, Colorado
Crowley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,922. The county seat is Ordway.
History
Crowley County was created by the Colorado legislature on May 29, 1911, out of the northern ...
, just south of
Sugar City.
Sources differ on its name, with some calling it Lake Meredith,
Lake Meredith Reservoir,
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Lake Meredith Reservoir Fishing near Ordway, Colorado
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The lake is shallow, so the constant winds in the area make it
turbid
Turbidity is the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by large numbers of individual particles that are generally invisible to the naked eye, similar to smoke in air. The measurement of turbidity is a key test of water quality.
Fluids can ...
. The average depth is six feet.
Recreation
The lake is popular among
jet skiers
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** Jet airliner
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* Jet Airways, an Indian airline
* Wind Jet (ICAO: JET), an Italian airline
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. Camping at the lake is free, but amenities are limited.
There is one dirt boat ramp and one jet ski ramp.
References
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Geography of Crowley County, Colorado
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