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Chatfield State Park is a state park located in Douglas and Jefferson counties of Colorado, United States. The park centers on Chatfield Reservoir , a 1,423 acre surface area lake fed by the South Platte River and two other creeks, including Plum Creek .
Balloon and cyclist over the Chatfield State Park. Chatfield Dam and Reservoir is a dam and artificial lake located on the South Platte River, south of Littleton, Colorado. The dam and reservoir were built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers as a response to the disastrous flood of 1965.
The South Suburban Park and Recreation District is a park and recreation district containing 41 square-miles on the southern edge of the Denver, Colorado metro area. . Established in 1959, the park serves around 155,000 people in six communities and three counties: Bow Mar, Columbine Valley, Littleton, Sheridan, Centennial west of 1-25, Lone Tree west of 1-25, and unincorporated portions of ...
The South Platte also served as a vital water source in Colorado. Long before the city of Denver was created, many travelers came to the South Platte River to escape the arid Great Plains. These people could survive the heat, but not without the vital water source that the South Platte gave them.
Big Dry Creek (Littleton, Colorado) Big Dry Creek (Westminster, Colorado) Big Sandy Creek 4,825 km 2 (1,863 mi 2) ... South Platte River 62,738 km 2 (24,223 mi 2)
Audubon Center at Chatfield State Park: Littleton: Jefferson: Denver area: Operated by the Audubon Society of Greater Denver in the 3,895-acre park Barr Lake Nature Center: Brighton: Adams: Denver area: Located in 2,715-acre Barr Lake State Park, this is the only true Nature Center in the Colorado state parks system. Bear Creek Regional Park ...
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced a $500 million plan Monday to divert water out of Colorado under a 99-year-old compact between the states that allows Nebraska to seize access to Colorado ...
The Middle Fork South Platte River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 50 miles (80 km) long, [2] located in central Colorado in the United States.The river provides part of the drainage of South Park, the intermontane grassland basin located between the Front Range and the Mosquito Range in the Rocky Mountains southwest of Denver.