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DUCK LAKE WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN
Duck Lake has an established history as a nationally recognized urban bird habitat.
City park has always been organized around a series of water features designed to offer visitors a variety of experiences. The diagrams below show the water features.
The flow path of the Montclair Drainage Basin bisects the park from southeast to northwest, and the water features are laid out along this path.
Ferril Lake and Duck Lake have for many years supported closely packed colonies of Black-crowned Night Herons and Double-crested Cormorants. The night heron colony probably has more nests than any other in Colorado.
Over the years the water quality and habitat of Duck Lake have degraded, and the problem has been compounded by large numbers of migratory geese and ducks. The high nutrient load due to bird feces, along with fluctuating water levels promoting conditions favoring avian botulism, have been chronic issues in the park lakes.
The City of Denver Parks and Recreation Department has been rebuilding Duck Lake since the summer of 2010. The Parks and Rec documents downloadable here give much more detailed information about the park water features and the plan to improve the habitat of Duck Lake:
1. History and Management Plan
2. Duck Lake Water Quality Improvement Plan
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