Lake Estes in Colorado drained for maintenance on Olympus Dam

Lake Estes near Estes Park drained for maintenance on Olympus Dam

Lake Estes near Estes Park is being drained this week. CBS News Colorado's helicopter flew over the lake on Tuesday which showed that some of the lake bed had been exposed. 

Lake Estes near Estes Park is being drained by the Bureau of Reclamation for maintenance on Olympus Dam. CBS

The lake is being drained by the Bureau of Reclamation so crews can conduct maintenance work and safety inspections on Olympus Dam. Olympus Dam is located on the Big Thompson River in Estes Park.

  Lake Estes is being drained by the Bureau of Reclamation. CBS

The work is expected to be completed by the end of next week. Refilling the lake is expected to take a couple of days. 

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