Barr Lake, Colorado
Barr Lake, Colorado | |
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  Barr Lake  Barr Lake | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′40″N 104°46′31″W / 39.94444°N 104.77528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| County | Adams |
| Elevation | 5,115 ft (1,559 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 303, 720, & 983 |
| GNIS feature ID | 184609[1] |
Barr Lake is an unincorporated community in Adams County, in the U.S. state of Colorado.[1] It is located within the Denver metropolitan area.
It is located next to the Barr Lake State Park.
School District 27J serves Barr Lake. Kids attend Henderson Elementary School and Prairie View Middle School.
Barr Lake was named for a Mr. Barr, a civil engineer for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. It was originally named Platte Summit.[2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barr Lake, Colorado
- ^ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 8.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |