Iola, Colorado

Prior to inundation, Iola was famous for its fly fishing. Blue Mesa Reservoir displaced fifty to sixty families between the towns of Iola, Cebolla, and Sapinero.

About this community

Dam: Blue Mesa Reservoir
River: Gunnison River
Established: 1896
Inundated: 1966

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Sources

https://coloradosun.com/2018/12/10/iola-blue-mesa-reservoir-drought/
https://www.nps.gov/cure/learn/historyculture/ranches-resorts-towns.htm