All Entries Tagged With: "John Martin Reservoir"
Water Levels Decline at John Martin Reservoir
CPW Facebook Posting on John Martin Dam Water Levels As our water level continues to get lower, our courtesy dock on the east boat ramp has reached the end of the cable and anchors holding it in place. Starting on July 25th, the dock will be removed from the water and the ramp will only […]
West Boat Ramp Closed at John Martin Reservoir State Park Due to Low Water
HASTY, Colo. – Low water has forced Colorado Parks and Wildlife to close the West Boat Ramp at John Martin Reservoir State Park to use by trailers. Hand-launched craft such as canoes and kayaks can continue launching. “Guests are invited to launch their boats from the East Boat Ramp, as it still has adequate water to […]
John Martin Reservoir’s Midwinter Eagle Survey scheduled for Jan. 8, 2022
HASTY, Colo. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff at John Martin Reservoir and Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff will host their annual midwinter eagle survey, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at the reservoir. The event will run from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and will include an informational presentation about eagles. The event is free […]
John Martin Reservoir Invasive Species Removal
Join the US Army Corps of Engineers Saturday, September 25th, Saturday, from 8am to Noon, and help clear tamarisk from John Martin Reservoir and restore habitat for native wildlife. Tamarisk, also known as salt cedar, is an invasive species that hogs light, water, and nutrients, which harms native plants and the wildlife that depend […]
West Boat Ramp closed at John Martin Reservoir State Park due to low water
HASTY, Colo. – John Martin Reservoir State Park has closed its West Boat Ramp to trailer launching due to low water levels. It has become too difficult to launch vessels from the ramp because the end of the concrete boat ramp will soon be completely exposed. To protect the safety of boating guests, Park Manager […]
CPW Seeks Public’s Help Finding Elk Poacher at John Martin Reservoir SWA
HASTY, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking the public for help identifying the person who killed two cow elk at the John Martin Reservoir State Wildlife Area and left them to waste. CPW officers responded to a call on Dec. 13 about two cow elk that had been shot and left in […]
Railroad Trestle Permanently Off-limits to Public at John Martin Reservoir SWA
HASTY, Colo. – Restrictions on public access to the railroad trestle bridge in the John Martin Reservoir State Wildlife Area will be strictly enforced after a recent near-tragedy involving a passenger train and two anglers. Effective immediately, the public is barred from any access to the railroad trestle bridge by the BNSF Railway Police. […]
CPW News: Colorado and Kansas Sign Historic Agreement
Create Permanent Water Supply at CPW’s John Martin Reservoir State Park HASTY, Colo. – A 40-year deadlock between Colorado and Kansas has been resolved with the signing of a historic agreement that will provide a new source of water for a permanent fish and wildlife conservation pool in John Martin Reservoir. The long-sought compromise between […]
CPW Solves 40-year Challenge to Protect World-Class Fishery at John Martin
CPW secures water for permanent pool in John Martin Reservoir For the first time in nearly 40 years, a new source of water is flowing into the fish and wildlife conservation pool in John Martin Reservoir. That pool, which has historically been minimally maintained through the purchase of Colorado River water, is intended to provide […]
John Martin Drowning Victim Identified
Media Release – June 21, 2016 – Bent County Sheriff’s Office On June 18, 2016, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the Bent County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a male and female party needing assistance on John Martin Reservoir after being separated from their raft. The dispatcher was informed the female party was […]
Search Ends for Missing Victim at John Martin Reservoir
A body was recovered from John Martin Reservoir in Bent County shortly after 1pm on Monday, June 20th. According to Rick Stwalley of Bent County Emergency Management, the body was recovered in about 20 feet of water at the bottom of the reservoir about a half a mile south of the railroad trestle where the […]
CWCB May 2016 Drought Update
Cooler than average temperatures and wet conditions across most of Colorado has eliminated most D0, abnormally dry, conditions since late April. Only 3.8% of the state is currently experiencing D0 conditions. Recent storms improved snowpack in the central mountains and have brought much needed moisture to the Southwest basins. The forecast over the next two […]
