Metro Water Recovery Substation
Metro Water Recovery Substation is an electrical substation in Adams, Colorado. Metro Water Recovery Substation is situated nearby to Welby Reservoir, as well as near the power station Metro Wastewater Reclamation District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cherokee Generating Station and Riverside Cemetery.
Cherokee Generating Station
Power station
Cherokee Generating Station is a natural gas-fired power plant in Adams County, Colorado, about 5 miles north of downtown Denver. Cherokee currently has a nameplate capacity of 1006.4 megawatts, and a net summer capacity of 886 megawatts, making it the largest power plant in Adams County, and the second largest natural-gas fired plant in the state behind Fort St. Cherokee Generating Station is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Metro Water Recovery Substation.
Riverside Cemetery
Cemetery
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Riverside Cemetery, established in 1876, is Denver, Colorado's oldest operating cemetery. More than 67,000 people are buried there, including 1,000 veterans. Riverside Cemetery is situated 1½ miles south of Metro Water Recovery Substation.
48th & Brighton/National Western Center station
Railway station
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48th & Brighton / National Western Center station is a station on the N Line of the Denver RTD commuter rail system in Denver, Colorado. It is the first station northbound from Union Station and is located on the edge of the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood. 48th & Brighton/National Western Center station is situated 2 miles south of Metro Water Recovery Substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Commerce City and Elyria-Swansea.
Commerce City
Town
Photo: Denverjeffrey, CC BY 4.0.
Commerce City is a home rule city located in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 62,418 at the 2020 United States census, a 35.95% increase since the 2010 United States census.
Elyria-Swansea
Neighborhood
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Elyria-Swansea is a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. It is located in East Denver, on the northeast side of the city. In 2007, the neighborhood had 7,218 residents and 1,787 households. Elyria-Swansea is situated 2 miles south of Metro Water Recovery Substation.
Derby
Village
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Derby is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located in and governed by Adams County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Derby is situated 2½ miles northeast of Metro Water Recovery Substation.
Metro Water Recovery Substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Category: industry
- Location: Adams, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.81479° or 39° 48′ 53″ northLongitude
-104.95408° or 104° 57′ 15″ westInception
2025Open location code
85FQR27W+W9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1460365061
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Welby Reservoir and Metro Wastewater Reclamation District.
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