In this photo from 2019, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Senior Aquatic Biologist Eric Gardunio stands in Crystal Reservoir after releasing a cutthroat trout he caught as part of an experiment to see if flashing lights could encourage fish to stay in the reservoir. The wildlife agency has had challenges with keeping fish stocked in the reservoir after the dam outlet was rebuilt in 2012. The U.S. Forest Service has proposed draining the reservoir due to liability concerns over the dam, which as been classified as hazardous. Erin McIntyre — Ouray County Plaindealer
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A cloudy future for Crystal Reservoir
The fate of Crystal Reservoir is up in the air.