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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 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.
The location of the State of Colorado in the United States of America. An enlargeable map of the State of Colorado.. This is an alphabetical list of some notable lakes and reservoirs in the U.S. State of Colorado.
Steamboat Lake State Park: Routt: 2,820 1,140 1967 Sweetwater Lake State Park: Garfield: 500 200 2021 Under development. The establishment of the park was announced on Oct. 20, 2021. Sweitzer Lake State Park: Delta: 210 85 1972 Sylvan Lake State Park: Eagle: 1,548 626 1987 Trinidad Lake State Park: Las Animas: 2,860 1,160 1980 Vega State Park ...
Within the park there are miles of quiet dirt paths along streams as well as paved multiple-use trails to explore on foot, bicycle or horseback, a visitor center featuring displays and naturalist programs, a swim beach and marina with boat rentals, and a 47 site campground with electrical hook ups, as well as a heavily used, partially shaded beach.
Prior to the construction of Chatfield Reservoir in the 1960s and 1970s, Plum Creek merged with the South Platte River in far northern Douglas County. Now, however, it empties into the southern side of the reservoir itself, just west of Santa Fe Drive and within the boundaries of Chatfield State Park .
Steamboat Lake State Park is a Colorado state park located in Routt County 27 miles (43 km) north of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and near the community of Hahns Peak Village. The 2,820-acre (1,140 ha) park land west of Hahns Peak was acquired in 1966. [2] It and the 1,101 acres (446 ha) reservoir was opened to the public in 1972.
Blue Mesa Reservoir from the air. Created by the construction of Blue Mesa Dam in 1966, Blue Mesa Reservoir is Colorado's largest body of water. Fed by the Lake Fork Arm of the Gunnison River, Soap Creek, and Cebolla Creek, the long, broad lake is 20 miles (32 km) long, has 96 miles (154 km) of shoreline, and is the largest Lake Trout and Kokanee salmon fishery in the United States.