18 May 2026

High water flows expected during Cherry Creek Dam annual maintenance; officials urge caution

Higher than normal water flows through Cherry Creek Dam will begin Wednesday, May 20, as part of annual sediment flushing by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District to help ensure proper operation of the dam’s outlet gates.

8 May 2025

Public Safety Notice: High flows scheduled during annual maintenance at Cherry Creek Dam May 21

Higher than normal flows of water from Cherry Creek Dam will begin Wednesday, May 21, 2025, as part of annual sediment flushing by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District to help ensure proper operation of the dam’s outlet gates.

2 May 2024

High flows scheduled during annual maintenance at Cherry Creek Dam May 22: USACE urges public safety

Higher than normal flows of water through Cherry Creek Dam will begin this Wednesday, May 22, as part of annual sediment flushing by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District to help ensure proper operation of the dam’s outlet gates.

18 May 2023

USACE begins releases from Bear Creek, Cherry Creek Dams in Colorado, following storms

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began releasing stored flood water on May 15 from Bear Creek and Cherry Creek Dams following storms on May 11-12.

11 Jun 2021

Unscheduled release from Cherry Creek Dam

An unscheduled, inadvertent release from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Cherry Creek Dam southeast of Denver occurred 9:30 MDT Friday morning.

19 May 2021

Annual sediment flushing exercise scheduled at Cherry Creek Reservoir

OMAHA, Neb. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, will conduct its annual sediment flushing exercise at Cherry Creek Reservoir, Colorado, Wednesday, May 26.

18 May 2021

Annual sediment flushing exercise scheduled at Cherry Creek Reservoir

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, will conduct its annual sediment flushing exercise at Cherry Creek Reservoir, Colorado, Wednesday, May 26.

10 Dec 2018

Public meeting scheduled in Denver for update on Cherry Creek Dam Safety Modification Study and associated spillway activities

The Omaha District will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 from 6-8 p.m. to provide an update on the Cherry Creek Dam Safety Modification Study and seek public input on necessary maintenance activities within the spillway that were identified as part of the dam safety study. The meeting will be held at the Lake House at Cherry Creek, 4800 South Dayton Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado. The location for the public meeting is inside the State Park but there will be no park entrance fees for attendees of the meeting.

8 Jan 2016

Cherry Creek Dam water control plan modification study public meeting scheduled

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, January 26, from 6-8 p.m. to gather input on modifying the Cherry Creek Dam Water Control Plan to release more water from the dam during extreme flooding events in order to reduce the risk of the dam overtopping and failing. Comments must be postmarked or received by February 26, 2016.

19 Dec 2013

Draft Environmental Impact Statement to be prepared for Cherry Creek Dam, Aurora, Colo.

A draft Environmental Impact Statement will be prepared by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District to address environmental issues related to remediation alternatives that will be proposed at the conclusion of a Dam Safety Modification Study for the Cherry Creek Dam in Aurora, Colo. Public scoping meetings will be held in 2014 within the local Cherry Creek Dam project area to present information regarding the array of remediation alternatives that may be addressed in the draft EIS, receive public comments, and solicit input regarding dam safety issues, additional remediation alternatives to consider, and other environmental issues of concern to the public.