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Corps halting Cherry Creek Dam releases

Published Oct. 24, 2019

OMAHA, Neb. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will stop releasing from Cherry Creek Dam Oct. 30 - Nov. 13 to accommodate inspection work at the stilling basin.  This work is being conducted as part of routine dam safety program activities at Cherry Creek Dam.

The Corps has coordinated the inspection work with the state of Colorado.

Pool elevation graphs for the Tri-Lakes including Bear Creek Reservoir can be found online at: https://www.nwo.usace.army.mil/Missions/Dam-and-Lake-Projects/Tri-Lakes-Projects/

Pool elevation data for these and other Corps-operated dams, updated hourly, can be tracked online at: http://www.nwd-mr.usace.army.mil/rcc/plots/plots.html#omaha_plots


Release no. 19-122