Stillwater

Stillwater is an earth dam located in Douglas County, Colorado, built in 1999. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

Hazard potentialLowFailure would cause limited damage
ConditionNot assessed
Emergency action planNot reported
Last inspection10/08/2013
Height27 ft
Built199927 years ago

Dam profile

NID height · 27 ft
27 FT TWO-STORY HOUSEMEDIAN U.S. DAM · 24 FT

27 ft tall and 1,100 ft long, taller than 59% of U.S. dams with a recorded height. Height is drawn to scale against a two-story house, about 25 ft; the profile is a generic embankment section and the water level is illustrative.

About Stillwater

The primary purpose of Stillwater is recreation. The dam creates a reservoir used for recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and swimming. The dam is owned by Lake Imagination at the Timbers (charlie Whiteside (private). It impounds the Antelope Creek near Franktown.

The dam stands 27 feet tall and stretches 1,100 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 22 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 326 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 1 square miles. Completed in 1999, the structure is 27 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. The most recent inspection on record was 10/08/2013. That was over 13 years ago.

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Location

StateColorado
CountyDouglas
Nearest CityFranktown
River/StreamAntelope Creek
Coordinates39.15362, -104.80779

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height27 ft
Dam Height27 ft
Dam Length1,100 ft
Year Completed1999 (27 years old)

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage326 acre-ft
Max Storage326 acre-ft
Normal Storage155 acre-ft
Surface Area22 acres
Drainage Area1 sq mi
Max Discharge105 cfs
Spillway TypeUncontrolled

Ownership & Safety

PurposeRecreation
OwnerLake Imagination at the Timbers (charlie Whiteside
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot assessed
Last Inspection10/08/2013
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDCO02811
Federal IDCO02811
More InfoState Dam Safety Program