Chatfield Dam
Chatfield Dam is a dam in Douglas, Colorado and has an elevation of 5,469 feet. Chatfield Dam is situated nearby to the reservoir Chatfield Lake, as well as near Chatfield State Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chatfield Lake and Chatfield State Park.
Chatfield Lake
Reservoir
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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.
Chatfield State Park
Park
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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. Chatfield State Park is situated 2 miles south of Chatfield Dam.
Littleton–Mineral station
Railway station
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Littleton–Mineral station is a RTD light rail station in Littleton, Colorado, United States. The station was opened on July 14, 2000, and is served by the Regional Transportation District. Littleton–Mineral station is situated 2½ miles northeast of Chatfield Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Columbine and Highlands Ranch.
Columbine
Suburb
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Columbine is a census-designated place in and governed by Jefferson and Arapahoe counties in Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver metropolitan area. Columbine is situated 2 miles north of Chatfield Dam.
Highlands Ranch
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Highlands Ranch is an unincorporated community of about 105,000 in the Denver Metropolitan Area of the U.S. state of Colorado. The residential suburb lies south of Denver in Douglas County.
Columbine Valley
Village
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The Town of Columbine Valley is a statutory town located in far western Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The town population was 1,502 at the 2020 United States census, a 19.59% increase since the 2010 United States census. Columbine Valley is situated 3½ miles northeast of Chatfield Dam.
Chatfield Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Douglas County, Colorado, United States of America
- Location: Douglas, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.55698° or 39° 33′ 25″ northLongitude
-105.0586° or 105° 3′ 31″ westElevation
5,469 feet (1,667 metres)Open location code
85FPHW4R+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 358939481OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Chatfield Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Chatfield Dam”
- Japanese: “チャットフィールド・ダム”
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