Gross Dam
Denver Water gravity dam and reservoir in the foothills west of Boulder, Colorado, USA.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Is Colorado’s Massive Dam Expansion in Trouble? | The B1M | subject | Raising a 1950s dam by 131 feet, and the court fight that stopped it. |
Is Colorado’s Massive Dam Expansion in Trouble? — The B1M (2025)
Source: Readwise highlight
Back in the 1950s, a large gravity dam was built here to serve the Denver metropolitan area.
- Role: subject
- In the video: The video follows the plan to raise the 340-foot dam by 131 feet with roller-compacted concrete, nearly tripling the reservoir for Denver Water. A court injunction halted work in April 2025, permission to fill the enlarged reservoir has not been given, and environmental groups and residents contest it.
- Why it matters: The dam is the subject; its stalled state is the story.