Poudre Lake is an
alpine lake
Alpine lakes are classified as lakes at high altitudes in mountainous zones, usually near or above the tree line, with extended periods of ice cover. These lakes are commonly formed from glacial activity (either current or in the past) but can al ...
and a main source of
Poudre River. It is located just a few feet East of the
Continental Divide in
Larimer County, Colorado.
U.S. Route 34 passes the lake and crosses the
Continental Divide at
Milner Pass at the southwest end of the lake.
[''Fall River Pass, Colorado,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1958 (1985 rev.)]
It is a "dead lake", as fish cannot survive in it because it freezes completely during the winter months.
References
Lakes of Colorado
Lakes of Larimer County, Colorado
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