Marston Lake is a reservoir in

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. It is owned by Denver Water and was completed in 1902.Denver Water
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Viewed: 2016-07-13. The reservoir sends water to the Marston treatment plant, and from there the water is distributed to Denver residents. The reservoir receives water from the

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. The river receives water from the

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through a transmountain diversion via the Roberts Tunnel.

Climate

According to the

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...

system, Marston Lake has a

cold semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...

, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded at Marston Lake was on July 18, 1998, while the coldest temperature recorded was on December 31, 2014.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marston Lake Reservoirs in Colorado United States local public utility dams Bodies of water of Denver

Climate

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