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Cherry Creek Dam (National ID # CO01280) is a dam in Arapahoe County, Colorado, southeast of Denver. The earthen dam was constructed between 1948 and 1950 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers with a height of 141 feet (43 m) and a length of 14,300 feet (4,400 m) at its crest. [ 2 ]
Cherry Creek Dam and reservoir. View is to the south. Dam wall Wildlife in state park. Cherry Creek State Park is a state park in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States.The park consists of a natural prairie and wetland environment with an 880-acre (3.6 km 2) reservoir at its center which is shared by powerboats, sailboats, and paddle craft.
The 140-foot-high (43 m) Cherry Creek Dam, completed in 1950, forms Cherry Creek Reservoir in Cherry Creek State Park, providing flood control and irrigation. The dam lies immediately southeast and southwest of the Denver and Aurora city limits, respectively, approximately 8 miles (13 km) from the creek's confluence with the South Platte.
The population of the city was an estimated 257,000 and so the new agency was immediately faced with the need for more water for the city. [55] Denver Water acquired the Antero Reservoir in Park County, Colorado and Highline Canal for $450,000 in 1924. [49] The need for water was especially pressing during the droughts of the 1930s in Colorado.
The largest reservoir entirely contained in Colorado is Blue Mesa Reservoir, with a capacity of 829,500 acre⋅ft (1.0 billion m 3). The total storage of the reservoirs on this list is 3,804,458 acre⋅ft (4.7 billion m 3 ), although not all is allocated for use by Colorado.
Chatfield Reservoir in Chatfield State Park; City Park Lake in Denver; Cherry Creek Reservoir in Cherry Creek State Park; Clear Creek Reservoir in Chaffee County, Colorado; Clinton Gulch Dam Reservoir in Summit County, Colorado; Crater Lake in Pitkin County, Colorado; Cheesman Reservoir in Douglas and Jefferson counties, Colorado
Beginning July 1, 2020, anyone entering a Colorado state wildlife area is required to carry a valid fishing or hunting license. The cheapest license is a fishing license, which costs US$38 in 2020.
The reservoir has an as-built capacity of 75,000 acre-feet. [10] For comparison, nearby Cherry Creek Reservoir normally contains 13,500 acre feet (against the maximum capacity of 134,470 acre feet), and Chatfield Reservoir normally holds 27,076 acre feet (against the maximum capacity of 355,000 acre feet). The reason for the dramatic difference ...