Cheesman Dam
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The dam in 1926
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 Location of Cheesman Dam in Colorado
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| Location | Jefferson County, Colorado, USA |
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| Purpose | Water supply |
| Opening date | 1905 |
| Operator(s) | Denver Water |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Masonry, gravity arch |
| Impounds | South Platte River |
| Height | 221 feet (67 m) |
| Length | 735 feet (224 m) |
| Width (crest) | 18 feet (5.5 m) |
| Spillway type | Concrete crest weir |
| Spillway capacity | 22,370 cu ft/s (633 m3/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 79,064 acre feet (0.097524 km3) |
| Surface area | 877 acres (355 ha) |
Cheesman Dam is a 211-foot-tall (64 m) masonry curved gravity dam on the South Platte River located in Colorado. It was the tallest of its type in the world when completed in 1905.[1] The primary purpose of the dam is water supply and it was named for Colorado businessman, Walter Scott Cheesman. In 1973 it was designated a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.[2]
External links
- Cheesman Dam at Denver Water
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