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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.

Barr Lake, Colorado
Unincorporated community
Barr Lake
Barr Lake
Coordinates: 39°56′40″N 104°46′31″W
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountyAdams
Elevation
5,115 ft (1,559 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (CDT)
Area code(s)303, 720, & 983
GNIS feature ID184609[1]

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


 Colorado portal


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barr Lake, Colorado
  2. 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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