We are 71% through the Water Year. It not only sustains the community on a recreational level, but it also nourishes the community by providing drinking water. Water Summary Today is day 259 of 366 for the Water Year 2020.

The elevated water level also requires moving the popular shady picnic sites to higher, treeless locations. Opponents state that because the water consortium owns only junior water rights, the reservoir’s water level will reach the maximum water line only during very wet seasons. The numbers are measured as the number of E. coli organisms per 100 milliliter (ml) sample. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers keeps water level low at Chatfield Reservoir so it can handle floodwaters. Chatfield Reservoir. David Gilbert Boaters zip across Chatfield Reservoir.

Chatfield water level... read before heading out: Before you head to Chatty this weekend... heads up...the water came up 2' while we were on the lake Photo credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Posted on April 22, 2019 April 22, 2019 Full size 5280 × 2970.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers keeps water level low at Chatfield Reservoir so it can handle floodwaters. Water quality data from the Swim Beach of Chatfield Reservoir at Chatfield State Park is collected by Colorado State Parks Rangers. The Denver metro area, where Chatfield is located, is growing rapidly.

The maximum contaminant level allowed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is 235 organisms of E. coli per 100 ml sample. Expansion changes underway at Chatfield Project forces park amenities to higher ground; Audubon Society presses ahead with appeal . Photo credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Boaters head out to open water from the Chatfield Reservoir marina.
Chatfield Reservoir Reallocation As most of you already know, they are raising the water level at Chatfield Reservoir by 12 ft in the next couple of years, which means that there is going to be a lot of construction happening and there will be some disruptions in the recreational activities.

In Chatfield, the reservoir and State Park is a focal point. Chatfield Reservoir, one of the largest liquid playgrounds in the Denver metro area, will take on a new role this year, storing water under an innovative $171 million deal completed last month between the state, water providers, environmental groups and the federal government. Chatfield Reservoir, one of the largest liquid playgrounds in the Denver metro area, will take on a new role this year, storing water under an innovative $171 million deal completed A plan to raise the maximum possible water level by 12 feet means the marina will have to move to higher ground later this year. Last Reading: 7492.37 on Jun 14, 2020 Blue Mesa was last within 2" of this elevation on Dec 25, 2019