Cheesman Dam
Cheesman Dam is a 211-foot-tall 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deckers.
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Cheesman Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Colorado, United States of America, United States of America
- Location: Douglas, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.20769° or 39° 12′ 28″ north
Longitude
-105.27208° or 105° 16′ 20″ west
Elevation
6,850 feet (2,088 metres)
Open location code
85FP6P5H+35
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Cheesman Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cheesman Dam”
- Chinese: “Cheesman壩”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد تشيزمان”
- French: “barrage Cheesman”
- French: “Barrage Cheesman”
- German: “Cheesman Reservoir”
- Italian: “diga di Cheesman”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Trumbull and Snow Water Springs.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Goose Creek and Pine Creek.
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