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.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of 6,850 feet (2,088 metres)
- Description: dam in Colorado, United States of America, United States of America
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Deckers.
Cheesman Dam
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Latitude
39.20769° or 39° 12′ 28″ north
Longitude
-105.27208° or 105° 16′ 20″ west
Open location code
85FP6P5H+35
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Cheesman Dam” goes by many names.
Cheesman DamCebuano
Cheesman壩Chinese
سد تشيزمانEgyptian Arabic
diga di CheesmanItalian
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Trumbull and Snow Water Springs.
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