Robert Greathouse, a senior chemist for Water Pollution Control division of Colorado Department of Public Health, gets ready to collect water samples...
Counselor Sheila Doherty leads a group of hikers along the North Fork of South Platte River which runs through part of Camp Santa Maria. Credit:...
Members of the LWV compare notes as they walk over the area near the Platte River that will be under when the dam project is finished. Credit: Denver...
Using only a piece of monofilament line and a piece of bread of bait Richard Archaleta of 2215 Boulder St. Caught this 10 to 12 Ib carp out of Cherry...
Boulders dominate the Sout Frok of the South Platte River above Cheessman Dam. Denver Water Board loves to fish the South Platte. Credit: The Denver...
Engineers Inspect Chatfield Dam Site A team of engineering specialists in dams and reservoir construction of the Army Corps of Engineers made a...
Chatfield Dam, foreground, backs up 1,150 surface acres of water along the south Platte river and plum creek near Denver. Credit: Denver Post
The intake gate at the base of an intake tower will be submerged and the normal flow of the South Platte River and Plum Creek will enter intake to be...
It's Pretty Quiet These Days at the Chatfield Dam Site There isn't much activity at present at the construction site for the Chatfield dam and...
No, these aren't snow-covered ladyfingers taken with a special lens-they're neatly laid out boxes containing ore samples at the site of the new...
Confluence Park, 15th & Platte River Pablo Rofrigeuz - Age 12, Jose Chavez - Age 15, Float Bown Platte River on Air Matress. Credit: The Denver Post
This "displaced" building was found Sunday in the 1300 block of W. Dakota Ave., showed into a house several blocks from the South Platte River. A...
The first Bucket The first concrete is poured for Strontia Spring Dam, which will hold water for the Denver water department's foothill treatment...
Bulldozer reinforces bank along South Platte River at E. 96th Ave. And McKay Road in Adams County Thursday in an effort to prevent flood. Credit:...
Chain link fence disappears into west side of South Platte River about 2 p.m. Thursday. The photo is looking south from W. Belleview Ave., Arapahoe...
South Platte River Rose To 2.5 Feet Above Bottom of W. Evans Bridge about Midnight Sunday, Didn't Flow over Bridge. Credit: Denver Post
Section of bridge is washed out by South Platte River west of Sedalia. The truck is stopping the traffic. Credit: Denver Post, Inc.
Water from the South Platte River flows across Weld County Road No. 6 cutting off-Hlassiown from U.S. 85. Credit: Denver Post
The Great Flood of 1965 boils toward Denver. The South Platte River spreads far over its banks as it roars north toward the camera in this view taken...
Panning for gold along the Platte River left to right - Deanna Martinez, 11; Christy Bentanccurt, 12; Christina Fernandez, 12; all 6th Graders at...
John Comstock and Evy McReynolds participating in the MS Platte River Ride Saturday. They are from Indian Hills.. Her phone number is 697-0331 to...
Whiteman Elementary School Joins In South Platte Beautification Project Teachers and students went from their school at 451 Newport St. To a park off...
Swinging Swimmer Ron Earnest, Colorado Springs, swings on rope hung from a tree over the South Platte River near Bowles Ave. In Littleton. He and his...
The Jury was sworn at Fairplay, Colo., in the first land condemnation case involving segment of North Fork of South Platte River Background, from...
Izaak Walton League Promises to 'Adopt' Colorado's Waterways Leauge official announced program at South Platte River news conference. Credit: Denver...
Access Road Improved The South Platte River tumbles through Waterton Canyon as contractors for the Denver Water Board widen an access road for the...
Along Behind The Pumping Station, The South Platte River Literally Foams At Amount Of Detergent And Soap It Contains As It Nears Credit: Denver Post,...
Isn't a matter or positive record, but the rocks shown in this excellent photograph by Ira Sealy are believed by the author of the accompanying...
From Pipe At 1295 S. Santa Fe Drive Into The South Platte River ***** of a state cease and desist order to the city of Denver that sparked sewer-tap...
Group Of University Of Denver Students Demonstrates Peacefully At Pollution Hearing Organized as Citizens for Environmental Control, they endorsed...
Workmen inspect a damaged bridge dropped into the Platte river near Brighton when earth- moving machinery on a truck caught on the framework, pulling...
Adams County Arterial Started The Adams County Commissioners, John Kemp, E. G. Waymire and Del Cimyott, view construction on a bridge over the South...
Speer and Champa A Biker rides along the Platte river paths crossing over a small bridge Credit: The Denver Post
Police, Firemen And Others Search For Bomb Fragments along the S. Platte River Drive. Homemade coffee can bomb exploded Monday killing one Englewood...
Workmen from the Lawrence Construction Co., work at demolition of the old 31st St. Bridge over the South Platte River.' The bridge was damaged last...
South Platte Bridge Closed The 38th St. And Arkins Court bridge over the South Platte River was closed after ity engineers became concerned over its...
Photo above shows progress on 6th Ave. Bridge being built across the South Platte river under the supervision of the Colorado highway department....
Temporary pedestrian crossing over the South Platte River is in place at West 17th Avenue and ready for use Saturday by Denver Bronco fans going to...
Edna Hulbert Prepares For A Big Moment She'll throw note, bottle, balloon in the Platte River. Credit: Denver Post
Bridge Ready to Cross Bowles Avenue Bridge across South Platte River in Littleton, closed past three months, was scheduled to open Friday. Credit:...
Fiesta Fun Residents of Denver's Baker neighborhood enjoy their second annual neighborhood fiesta at Daley Park, 333 W. Ellsworth Ave. The Saturday...
South Platte River ***** eastbound on W. Jewell Ave. At South Platte River Drive when the brakes went out, and Miss Williamson of 18 S. Chase St.,...
City Grows Greener The greening of downtown Denver area rolled ahead this week as subcontractors for the city put in blue grass, spreader plants and...
This is the viaduct section of the Interstate 70 looking southeast toward the South Platte river. The bridge at the left connects E. 46th Ave. With...
This photo is taken looking northwest from the east bank of the South Platte River which the viaduct will cross to connect with the present W. 46th...
The South Platte River again hammered at his submerged and damaged born on a farm west of Brighton on Sunday. The original damage to the born was...
This "displaced" building was found Sunday in the 1300 block of W. Dakota Ave. Shoved into a house several blocks from the South Platte river. A pile...
County roads and bridges in Arapahoe and Douglas Counties were hard hit by the flood, both along Cherry Creek and the South Platte River. This county...
Confluence park 15th Platte River Pablo Rofrigeuz age 12 & Jose Chavez age 15 flat down Platte river on air mattress Credit: The Denver Post
The South Platte River is placid again as it flows near the W. Alamedas Ave. Bridge. The bridge itself, jammed with logs and other debris, is still...
This giant bucket-line dredge, only one of its kind in the state, is wading through the stream bottom of the middle fork of the South Platte river...
The temporary crossing of the South Platte River on Hampden Ave. Held during Saturday night's flooding because crews used shovels to keep the span...
The W. Hampden Ave. Bridge is knocked out over South Platte River in Englewood. Bridges were knocked out all along the river which tore out complete...
This is where a lot of the South Platte River flood in northeast Colorado started. Agate, Colo., is in the background. The Agate Dam at left center...
Crowds lined the hills east of S. Santa Fe Drive to watch the South Platte River on a rampage. Most of them were Littleton residents, and some were...
Car lot is flooded southeast of Greeley near the pint where the Cache La Poudre River flows in from the west and joins the South Platte River which...
Tractor slips into Platte river A Caterpillar tractor driven by Glenn Huckaby, 1562 S. Quitman St., slipped into the south Platte river about 2 p.m....
Muddy stuffed animal was abandoned by its owner in the flood area near the South Platte River. Also abandoned is the house, at 525 W. Mississippi...
