South Platte dam demolition to help restore fishery
Crews are actively demolishing a 1950s dam near Lake George, Colorado, on the South Platte River. Colorado Springs Utilities used the dam as a temporary diversion through the 1960s during the construction of the Blue River pipeline. Over the decades the dam slowed the river flow and widened its path. Taking out the dam is expected to improve river conditions for 45 miles of the river from Eleven Mile Reservoir to Cheesman Reservoir. (Video by Skyler Ballard/ The Gazette)