| Englewood Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Englewood Dam in Colorado | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA |
| Coordinates | 39°35′21.96″N 104°55′08.92″W / 39.5894333°N 104.9191444°W / 39.5894333; -104.9191444 |
| Purpose | Flood control |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1936 |
| Opening date | 1936; 88 years ago (1936) |
| Owner(s) | Urban Drainage and Flood Control District |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment, earth-fill |
| Impounds | Willow Creek |
| Height | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Length | 1,700 ft (520 m) |
| Elevation at crest | 5,606 ft (1,709 m) |
| Width (crest) | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 1,485 acre⋅ft (1,832,000 m) |
| Catchment area | 11 sq mi (28 km) |
Englewood Dam was constructed as a Works Progress Administration project in 1936. It is located on Willow Creek approximately 9 mi (14 km) upstream from Englewood in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The project serves as a flood retention dam to control of about 11 sq mi (28 km) of the 11 sq mi (28 km) drainage area of the Little Dry Creek basin. Storage capacity is approximately 1,485 acre⋅ft (1,832,000 m) at the spillway crest but the reservoir is dry most of the year.
It was purchased by the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District in 1973 who carried out improvements on it until 1975. The dam is located in the Willow Spring Open Space in Centennial, Colorado which is part of the South Suburban Park and Recreation District.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from Report on the Floods of June 1965 (PDF). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
- "Report on the Floods of June 1965" (PDF). U.S. Army Engineer District, Omaha Corps of Engineers. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- "Hydrologic & Engineering Investigations for Englewood Dam" (PDF). Woodward - Clevenger & Associates, Inc. 17 May 1973. pp. 2–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- "Phase III Drainage Report Willow Spring Open Space Park" (PDF). MWE. September 1993. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- "Willow Spring Open Space". South Suburban Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.