Dillon Reservoir Dillon Reservoir Dillon Reservoir, sometimes referred to as Lake Dillon, is a large fresh water reservoir located in Summit County, Colorado, south of I-70 and bordered by the towns of Frisco, Silverthorne, and Dillon. It is a reservoir for the city of Denver, and its waters are under the control of Denver Water. Popular ski areas are close to the reservoir, including Copper Mountain, Keystone, Arapahoe Basin, and Breckenridge. In 1859, a large party of gold-seekers led by Ruben Spalding discovered gold near the headwaters of the Blue River, which prompted a population surge in Summit County, Colorado. By October
Charles Dillon, 12th Viscount Dillon Charles II. Lord Dillon inherited his title in 1787 on the death of his father Henry Dillon, 11th Viscount Dillon. After the Papal recognition of the Hanoverian Dynasty in January 1766, he conformed to the established church in 1767. In 1767 he was also elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1770 he was elected MP for Westbury constituency and in 1787 served as High Sheriff of Mayo. He was invested as a Knight of the Order of St. Patrick in 1798. In 1802, Lord Dillon sold the ancestral manor of Quarendon, in which the ancient seat of the