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TitleWater spills over the venerable Cheesman Dam in Jefferson County, Colorado. Cheesman is one of the dams that slows and captures water from the South Platte River for use as part of Denver's drinking-water supply. Cheesman Dam, which was named for Walter Scott Cheesman, a Denver druggist, railroad builder, and designer of water infrastructure, was the world's tallest at 221 feet when it was completed in 1905TypeStill ImageCollectionSubjectAmericaCheesman DamCheesman ReservoirWalter Scott CheesmanDenver WaterDigital photographs--Color--2010-2020 (GMGPC)United States--Colorado--Jefferson County. (LOCAL)NoteForms part of: Gates Frontiers Fund Colorado Collection within the Carol M. Highsmith ArchiveAuthorized Access PointHighsmith, Carol M., 1946- Water spills over the venerable Cheesman Dam in Jefferson County, Colorado. Cheesman is one of the dams that slows and captures water from the South Platte River for use as part of Denver's drinking-water supply. Cheesman Dam, which was named for Walter Scott Cheesman, a Denver druggist, railroad builder, and designer of water infrastructure, was the world's tallest at 221 feet when it was completed in 1905