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<br />L <br />~ -'.. .~.. . <br />.' . <......-.-.. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />CHERRY CREEK LAKE <br />PERl'DIENT DATA <br /> <br />Authorization: <br /> <br />Flood Control Act of 19 August 1941 (Public Law 228, 77th <br />Congress, 1st Session). <br /> <br />Location of Dam: <br /> <br />On Cherry Creek, South Platte River Basin, 11.4 miles.above mouth, <br />in Arapahoe Cmmty, Colorado, southeast of the city of DenVer. <br /> <br />Puroose of Project: <br /> <br />Prevention of c!amsge to the city of Denver, Colorado, along Cherry <br />Creek and the South Platte River from floods originating on Cherry <br />Creek. Other purpOses iDc1ude recreation and wildlife habitat. <br /> <br />Dra.:i.naJ(e Areas: <br /> <br />Total Cherry Creek, sq. mi. <br />Above Cherry Creek Dam, sq. mi. <br />Total South Platte River, sq. mi. <br />South Platte River above Denver, (0.5 mi. dmm- <br />streSlll from mouth of Cherry Creek) sq. mi. <br /> <br />410 <br />385 <br />24,030 <br /> <br />3,840 <br /> <br />CURRENT HlOJECl' DATA <br />BaSed on 1975 Reservoir ea.".,,.,ity Table <br /> <br />Reservoir Data: <br /> <br /> Elevation Gross Area Gross Storalte Incremental <br /> Item Ft m.s.I. Acres Acre-Feet Stonute AF <br />Top of Dam 5644.5 5,040 265,770 142,232 <br />Flood Control Pool 5608.7 3,118 123,538 110,312 <br /> (Spillway Crest) <br />Conservation Pool 5550 852 13,226 13,226 <br />Streambed at <br />~.' Intake 5504 0 0 <br /> <br />\. <br /> <br />(0 ~ <br />