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.

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Cherry Creek Dam canonical 1
Cherry Creek Lake Project 1

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

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Cherry Creek hasFeature Cherry Creek Dam
Cherry Creek Dam partOf Cherry Creek Lake Project
linked to: Cherry Creek Dam