- Chatfield Reservoir
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Chatfield Reservoir Chatfield dam Location Douglas / Jefferson counties, Colorado, USA Coordinates 39°32′50″N 105°03′54″W / 39.547206°N 105.065002°WCoordinates: 39°32′50″N 105°03′54″W / 39.547206°N 105.065002°W Lake type reservoir Primary inflows South Platte River Primary outflows South Platte River Catchment area 3,000 sq mi (7,800 km2) Basin countries United States Surface area 1,500 acres (610 ha) Max. depth 47 m Chatfield Reservoir and dam on the South Platte River south of Littleton, Colorado were built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers as a response to the disastrous flood of 1965. In addition to its primary purpose of flood control, it serves as one of many water supply reservoirs for the city of Denver, Colorado. Construction of the project was begun in 1967 and the dam was completed in 1975.
The massive breastworks of the dam measure approximately 13,136 feet (4,004 m) in length with a maximum height of the dam of 147 feet (45 m) above the streambed. The normal depth of the lake is 47 feet (14 m) at its deepest point. This means the dam towers 100 feet (30 m) above the mean surface of the reservoir.
The lake drains an area of more than 3,000 square miles (8,000 km²). The 1,500 acre (6 km²) lake has a storage capacity of 27,000 acre feet (33,000,000 m3).
The reservoir is surrounded by Chatfield State Park, a recreation area with boating, horseback riding and camping. A secondary inflow from the south is Plum Creek.
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Main stem Fort Peck Dam · Garrison Dam · Oahe Dam · Big Bend Dam · Fort Randall Dam · Gavins Point Dam · Fort Peck Lake · Lake Sakakawea · Lake Oahe · Lake Sharpe · Lake Francis Case · Lewis and Clark LakeTributary dams Bear Creek Dam · Bowman-Haley Dam · Boysen Dam · Buffalo Bill Dam · Canyon Ferry Dam · Chatfield Dam · Cherry Creek Dam · Clark Canyon Dam · Coldbrook Dam · Cottonwood Dam · Glendo Dam · Heart Butte Dam · Jamestown Dam · Keyhole Dam · Pactola Dam · Papio Creek Dams · Pipestem Dam · Salt Creek Dams · Shadehill Dam · Tiber Dam (R) · Yellowtail DamCategories:- Reservoirs in Colorado
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- Geography of Jefferson County, Colorado
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