Talk:Lake Dillon

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As the official name of the 'lake' is Dillon Reservoir, I propose this article be moved to that page, and a redirect established here. However, I wouldn't presume to do that right off. Of course, this is even assuming that Dillon Reservoir counts as WP:N. Assuming it should be considered notable, this is in definite need of expansion...and my family has spent large portions of time near the Reservoir since 1982, so I'm not saying this in terms of 'I've never heard of it' (I might, however, not be in the best frame of mind at the moment...my Talk addition makes less sense than I'd like, but I can't figure out how I might clean it up!). Chrysicat 03:32, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

Another thing that might need to be changed is the fact that Lake Dillon surely not is a nartural lake if it is a reservoir created in 1963 and looks like it does on this site: [[1]] /SwedishGreen 19:00, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

The article mentions that the town of Dillon was "relocated." That's true, but the noteworthy part of the story is that the old town of Dillon was left standing when the reservoir was created. The buildings, roads, and houses are still there, under the lake. In fact, if you drive to the lake, you can still see the main road into the old town trailing off into the water. I think this is worth mentioning in the article, as it's one of the most famous things about the lake. LesPaul75 18:38, 6 December 2006 (UTC)