Wildlife of Chatfield State Park

This guide identifies mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish of Chatfield State Park. Chatfield reservoir is one of the largest bodies of water along the Front Range open to public recreation. The park offers water enthusiasts the opportunity to enjoy fishing, boating, sailing, water-skiing, ...more ↓

Johnny Darter ¹
Etheostoma nigrum

Walleye ²
Sander vitreus

Yellow Perch ³
Perca flavescens

Brook stickleback ⁴
Culaea inconstans

Brown Trout ⁵
Salmo trutta

Rainbow Trout ⁶
Oncorhynchus mykiss

Black Bullhead ⁷
Ameiurus melas

Channel Catfish ⁸
Ictalurus punctatus

Bigmouth Shiner ⁹
Notropis dorsalis

Spottail Shiner ¹⁰
Notropis hudsonius

Common Shiner ¹¹
Luxilus cornutus

Longnose Dace ¹²
Rhinichthys cataractae

Brassy Minnow ¹³
Hybognathus hankinsoni

Creek Chub ¹
Semotilus atromaculatus

Northern redbelly dace ¹⁴
Chrosomus eos

European Carp ¹⁵
Cyprinus carpio

Longnose Sucker ¹
Catostomus catostomus

White Sucker ¹
Catostomus commersonii

American Gizzard Shad ¹⁶
Dorosoma cepedianum

Tiger Muskellunge ¹⁷
Esox masquinongy × lucius

Asian Clam ¹⁸
Corbicula fluminea

Virile Crayfish ¹⁹
Orconectes virilis

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Wildlife of Chatfield State Park

Johnny Darter 1 Etheostoma nigrum

Walleye 2 Sander vitreus

Yellow Perch 3 Perca flavescens

Brook stickleback 4 Culaea inconstans

Brown Trout 5 Salmo trutta

Rainbow Trout 6 Oncorhynchus mykiss

Black Bullhead 7 Ameiurus melas

Channel Catfish 8 Ictalurus punctatus

Bigmouth Shiner 9 Notropis dorsalis

Spottail Shiner 10 Notropis hudsonius

Common Shiner 11 Luxilus cornutus

Longnose Dace 12 Rhinichthys cataractae

Brassy Minnow 13 Hybognathus hankinsoni

Creek Chub 1 Semotilus atromaculatus

Northern redbelly dace 14 Chrosomus eos

European Carp 15 Cyprinus carpio

Longnose Sucker 1 Catostomus catostomus

White Sucker 1 Catostomus commersonii

American Gizzard Shad 16 Dorosoma cepedianum

Tiger Muskellunge 17 Esox masquinongy × lucius

Asian Clam 18 Corbicula fluminea

Virile Crayfish 19 Orconectes virilis