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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />,I <br />II <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />The aqueduct consists of the following tunnels, pipelines and siphon: <br /> <br />Length <br />(mil es) <br /> <br />11 feet diameter tunnel under Continental Divide <br />6 feet diameter pipeline to Arkansas River <br />6 feet diameter siphon under Arkansas River <br />6 feet diameter pipeline from Arkansas River <br />Flume from pipeline to tunnel <br />11 feet diameter tunnel under Arkansas-Platte Divide <br />5 feet diillneter pipeline from Tunnel to Antero Reservoir <br />Total Length <br /> <br />12.50 <br />11.43 <br />1.80 <br />2.70 <br />2.76 <br />5.70 <br />4.95 <br />41.84 <br /> <br />The first tunnel will go straight east until it dayl ights in the <br />South Cottonwood Creek Valley. The pipeline will follow the creek <br />al ignment until it reaches the Arkansas River Valley where it will <br />be routed directly to the crossing under the Arkansas River by an <br />inverted siphon one mile north of the town of Buena Vista. The <br />continuing pipeline and flume will traverse directly to the tunnel <br />heading in the upper reaches of the South Fork of Seven Mile Creek. <br />The second tunnel is located northwest of Trout Creek Pass. The <br />flume will traverse the relatively flat terrain between the tunnel <br />outlet and Antero Reservoir. <br /> <br />-5- <br />