This is an early beta version that’s still a work in progress. We hope to develop and refine the contents going forward. In the meantime, we’re making it fully available to the public as-is. Started by the Jefferson County Historical Commission in the 1990s, it was transferred to the Golden History Museum-City of Golden in 2020.
Cheesman Lake
| Address | 3 mi. S. of Cty. Rd. 126 on Forest Service Road 211 between Buffalo Creek community and Deckers |
|---|---|
| Quad | Cheesman Lake, 1956 (1984) |
| Section | S1,12,14,23&36, T10S, R71W |
| Elevation | 7000 |
| Source | Denver Water Board Pamphlet, 1962. |
| Other | Cheesman Dam |
| Seealso | NULL |
| Initialdate | 1992-04-21 00:00:00-06 |
| Person | DWL |
| Latestdate | 1995-11-04 00:00:00-07 |
| Person2 | DWL |
| History | The lake was formed by construction of Cheesman Dam and named for Walter S. Cheesman, owner of the Denver Water Works and co-founder of the Denver Pacific Railroad. |
| Pix | NULL |
| Link | NULL |
| Gisloc | NULL |
| Active | 1 |
| Lifecyclestatus | Active |