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The water
in Silver Lake is largely supplied by the
Louden Ditch. The City of Loveland owns most of the water rights
that supply the lake. One-half share of the ditch company water
rights was obtained by the homeowners as part of the lake purchase;
those water rights are used to help fill the lake.
Silver Lake contains 440
acre feet when full. The evaporative losses are approximately 15
inches annually. The rainfall in this area is also about 15 inches
annually. The surface acreage is 40+
acres. Currently, when full, the maximum depth is 18 feet. The
center of the lake is latitude 40.41341 degrees N. and longitude
105.06529 degrees W. The lake volume is renewed one
to one-and-a-half
times annually.
Several stormwater drains empty into Silver
Lake. During rain events, these
drains can deliver water and various
substances from the surrounding yards, parking lots and streets
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