CPW Conducts Large-Scale Fish Salvage At Crystal Creek Reservoir

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TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are working to save fish from Crystal Creek Reservoir on Pikes Peak. Over the last several days, crews have been using a net to wrangle up fish.

(credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife SE Region)

The 86-year-old Crystal Creek Reservoir is being drained to repair a 70-foot-tall dam. On Monday, CPW officials scooped up trout in a bucket and released them in a larger pool nearby.

(credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife SE Region)

The large-scale fish salvage is expected to continue next week before the reservoir goes dry.

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