South Platte River's journey to Denver

The spring of 2015 saw record precipitation in the South Platte River basin which is the primary source of water for Denver Water. This video shows the impact of all the water on Denver Water's reservoir system.

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That was pretty interesting, especially after witnessing and living within a couple blocks of the South Platte river near Mineral Ave. in Littleton. I did not venture down the river in 2015, neither tubing nor kayaking, mainly because of back surgery in Feb of that year. Also, the water level was just SO freaking fast and high. Weeks at over 3000cfs out of Chatfield dam. However, I did take some images in August 2015 of Chatfield State Park from my kayak, following up in 2016 with trying to replicate the images from the same spot. Take a look at this gallery of Before/After the flood waters of 2015. photolegacy.smugmug.com/Nature/Chatfield-Flood-Before-After/