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Christenson Reservoir

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Reservoir

Artificially impounded body of water.
Related terms: lake, tank
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Garfield County, Montana
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GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
46.9260358°, -106.5212127°
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Elevation

2835 ft. (864 m.)

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US Topo Map

The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the U.S. called US Topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22.75"x29" or larger. Christenson Reservoir is covered by the Christenson Reservoir, MT US Topo Map quadrant

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Nearby Reservoirs

Section Four Reservoir 1.5 mi
Antone Reservoir 2.7 mi
McWilliams Reservoir 5.2 mi
Clear Water Reservoir 5.4 mi

Nearby Cities

Woody Creek, CO 529 mi
Leadville, CO 530 mi
Fairplay, CO 533 mi
Snowmass Village, CO 533 mi
Aspen, CO 535 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Christenson Dam Man-made 0.1 mi
Christenson Creek Water 1.0 mi
Myers Coulee Land 1.4 mi
Section Four Dam Man-made 1.5 mi
West Branch Coulee Land 1.5 mi

Historical Weather

Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is COHA which is approximately 10 miles away and has an elevation of 2,715 feet (120 feet lower than Christenson Reservoir). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.

Average Daily Temperatures by Month (°F)

Average Monthly Precipitation (in inches)

Month Precip AVG High Temp AVG Low Temp
January .44" 30.5° 4.9°
February .28" 38.1° 11.4°
March .49" 48.7° 20.2°
April 1.02" 61.4° 29.7°
May 2.09" 71.6° 39.7°
June 2.07" 81.1° 48.9°
July 1.65" 88.5° 53.3°
August 1.07" 88.4° 52.1°
September 1.32" 76.3° 40.9°
October .91" 62.8° 30.7°
November .42" 44.1° 18.0°
December .45" 33.6° 8.1°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are higher than 60% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are lower than 87% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are lower than 91% of other locations on record.