Country United States Status Operational Opened 1936 Construction began 1936 | Purpose Flood control Height 15 m Catchment area 28.49 km² Impound Little Dry Creek | |
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Location Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA Opening date 1936; 81 years ago (1936) Owner(s) Urban Drainage and Flood Control District | ||
Englewood Dam was constructed as a Works Progress Administration project in 1936. It is located on Little Dry 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 km2) of the 11 sq mi (28 km2) drainage area of the Little Dry Creek basin. Storage capacity is approximately 1,485 acre·ft (1,832,000 m3) at the spillway crest but the reservoir is dry most of the year.
Map of Englewood Dam, Centennial, CO 80112, USA
It was purchased by the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District in 1973 who carried out improvements on it until 1975. About 2.2 mi (3.5 km) west of Centennial, Colorado, the dam is located in the Willow Springs Open Space in Centennial which is part of the South Suburban Park and Recreation District.