Chatfield Reservoir Boat Ramps

3 boat launches are mapped on Chatfield Reservoir in Jefferson County, Douglas County, Colorado.

3 of these launches include facility details from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Chatfield Reservoir facts

Surface area1,389 acres
TypeReservoir (mapped as Chatfield Lake)
Average depthabout 14 ft (normal storage ÷ surface area)
Shoreline lengthabout 8.2 miles
Surface elevation5,432 ft above sea level
DamChatfield Dam, completed 1973
Dam size148 ft high, 13,136 ft long, earth dam
Dam purposesFlood Risk Reduction, Irrigation, Recreation
Dam ownerUSACE - Omaha District (Federal)
Normal storage20,000 acre-feet
Impounded streamSouth Platte River

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (public domain); HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0); U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams (NID ID CO01281). Matched to this page by name and location; modelled values are approximate. See all sources.

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