Chatfield Reservoir
Chatfield dam
Location	Colorado
Coordinates	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 (6 km²)
Max. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use In Hydrology, the inflow of a Body of water is the source of the Water in the body of water The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River and itself a major river of the American West, located in the U In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River and itself a major river of the American West, located in the U A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, A drainage basin is an extent of Land where Water from Rain or Snow melt drains downhill into a body of water such as a River, 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. The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River and itself a major river of the American West, located in the U The City of Littleton is a suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area and a Home Rule Municipality in Arapahoe County, Jefferson The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The United States Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE) is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 34600 Civilian and 650 Military personnel In addition to its primary purpose of flood control, it serves as one of many water supply reservoirs for the city of Denver, Colorado (www.denverwater.org). The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States 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. Chatfield State Park is a State park located in Douglas and Jefferson counties of Colorado, United States.

External links

• Chatfield conditions and fishing reports