Residents east of the Security-Widefield area have been wondering just why the Big Johnson Reservoir is drying up. The diminishing water level in the 280-acre lake south of the Colorado Springs ...

Big Johnson Reservoir: South of the old Colorado Springs Airport in Security-Widefield. It’s about half-full with water from Fountain Creek after being dredged by the irrigation company that ...

Last summer, Josh Jahner, 22, roamed the banks of Big Johnson Reservoir near Colorado Springs for about two hours after dark, listening for frog calls. He carried a flashlight and had either his ...