Chatfield Dam
Dam in Douglas County, Colorado · South Platte River · forms Chatfield Reservoir
Height
148 ft
45 m (NID height)
Length
13,136 ft
4,004 m
Completed
1973
Chatfield Reservoir today
5,431.80 ft
7 days ▼ 0.05 ft
vs full pool
▼ 12.20 ft
Normal storage
20,000 acre-ft
Above normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 11:00 AM MDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Irrigation; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 148 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Omaha District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 355,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,150 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 124 ft
- Drainage area
- 3,018 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 500 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Omaha District
- Also known as
- Chatfield Lake
- NID ID
- CO01281
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID CO01281 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.