Cherry Creek Dam
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Cherry Creek Dam is an earth-fill flood control dam in Colorado that forms Cherry Creek Reservoir, a popular recreation area near Denver.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cherry Creek Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earth-fill dam
ⓘ
flood control structure ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| completedIn | 1950 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1948 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | earth ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Cherry Creek Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crestElevation | approximately 5,607 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| crosses | Cherry Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damType | earth-fill embankment dam ⓘ |
| designedFor | protection of Denver metropolitan area from flooding ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea | Cherry Creek State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height | approximately 141 feet ⓘ |
| length | approximately 14,300 feet ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arapahoe County, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Denver metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Cherry Creek State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Aurora, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearTransportationRoute |
Interstate 225
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parker Road (Colorado State Highway 83) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1950 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf | Cherry Creek Lake Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
Aurora, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Englewood, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenwood Village, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
boating opportunities
ⓘ
camping opportunities ⓘ fishing opportunities ⓘ swimming opportunities ⓘ wildlife viewing opportunities ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Cherry Creek Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | approximately 880 acres ⓘ |
| reservoirTotalCapacity | approximately 134,470 acre-feet ⓘ |
| riverSystem | South Platte River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spillwayType | uncontrolled overflow spillway ⓘ |
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