Dillon Dam News Today

Stories in this list received the most page views on SummitDaily.com from June 2-8. 1. Dangerously high flows on the Blue River below the Dillon Dam prompt officials to close waterway through Silverthorne Local officials...

In celebration of Memorial Day weekend, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area will be hosting its Festival of the Brewpubs event from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 26. The event will take place across the...

Town of Frisco wants to rebuild the dirt road to a water storage tank near Old Dillon Reservoir, overlooking Dillon Dam Road. This means 800 feet of new road where the existing road is steep and blown out. In some places the road is over 30 degrees. That’s steeper than most of the groomed blacks

Dillon Dam Road in Summit County was closed on Sunday due to a rockslide, Summit County Government confirmed on social media​.

125 years ago: Summit County enters into its eighth week without a train arriving “There are times when patience ceases to be a virtue. One of those times has arrived with the people of Summit...

After exploring the old mining town in Fairplay, Colo., we headed for Dillon, Colo., near a clear blue reservoir that was surrounded by golden/orange aspen trees contrasting with the deep

The Summit County government is hosting an open house for the proposed Lake Hill workforce housing development outside of Frisco.  Two events will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 28. The first will be in the...

After a winter with a slow start but fierce finish, runoff season is underway in Summit County, and the strong snowpack is good news for the county’s recreation economy as well as downstream water interests....

The Dillon Reservoir had a record-breaking year as consistent precipitation helped keep the reservoir full through much of the summer and allowed rafters to enjoy more than three weeks on the Blue River. The water...

The dam would create a permanent lake of 1,325 acres, and the cost of the project in the 1960s was $30 million.