OMAHA, NE - At the request of local authorities and in coordination with the State of Colorado, the release from Chatfield Dam will be reduced temporarily from 3000 cubic feet per second to 1000 cfs tomorrow morning and will be increased back to 3000 cfs by early afternoon. The release reduction will drop the South Platte River by about one foot from the dam through Denver, Colorado but will go back up tomorrow evening.
The public is urged to adhere to warnings from local authorities and stay out of the river when river levels and flows are high.
Release no. 20150622-002