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Table 1. Diversions that export water from the Upper Colorado River Basin [Data from U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, written commun., 1985; H.E. Petsch, U.S. Geological Survey, written commun., 1985; °-min-s, degrees- minutes-seconds; - -, no record] onveyance name tate rigin Point of Latitude (°-min-s) diversion Longitude (°-min-s) Year placed in operation Year record begins Mean annual' export (acre-feet per year) Alva B. Adams Tunnel Colo. Grand Lake, Colorado River 40-19-40 105-34-50 1947 1947 247,200 Azotea Tunnel Colo. Navajo River 36-51-12 106-40-18 1971 1971 106,600 Berthoud Pass Ditch Colo. Fraser River 39-47-55 105-46-35 1910 1910 536 Black Canyon Ditch Utah Cottonwood Creek 39-27-00 111-20-00 1906 1915 379 Boreas Pass Ditch Colo. Blue River 39-24-40 105-58-05 1909 1933 49 Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel Colo. Fryingpan River 39-14-55 106-28-15 1925 1925 5,850 C.H. Boustead Tunnel Colo. Fryingpan River 39-16-39 106-26-09 1972 1972 41,470 Candland Ditch Utah Huntington Creek 39-33-00 111-19-00 1906 1950 200 Cedar Creek Tunnel Utah Cottonwood Creek 39-27-00 111-20-00 1906 1914 373 Cheyenne Diversion Wyo. Little Snake River 41-02-27 106-55-15 1964 1964 7,050 Coal Fork Ditch Utah Cottonwood Creek 39-30-00 111-19-00 1906 1949 263 Columbine Ditch Colo. Eagle River 39-22-45 106-13-40 1931 1931 1,690 Don La Font Ditches Colo. Piedra River 37-34-20 107-00-00 1940 1940 191 Duchesne Tunnel Utah Duchesne River 40-35-33 111-00-07 1953 1954 18,180 Ephraim Tunnel Utah Cottonwood Creek 39-19-47 111-25-51 1906 1937 4,350 Eureka Ditch Colo. Colorado River 40-20-00 105-43-40 1940 1940 12 Ewing Ditch Colo. Eagle River 39-21-40 106-18-15 1880 1908 1,020 Fairview Tunnel2 Utah Huntington Creek 39-40-03 111-18-41 1949 1949 2,340 Fuchs Ditch Colo. Los Pinos River 37-40-50 107-19-30 1937 1937 261 Grand River Ditch Colo. Colorado River 40-28-40 105-45-10 1892 1896 17,540 H.D. Roberts Tunnel Colo. Blue River 39-27-42 105-40-32 1963 1963 67,720 Hobble Creek Ditches Utah Strawberry River 40-18-00 111-15-00 1906 1906 1,201 Homestake Tunnel Colo. Eagle River 39-16-50 106-26-26 1967 1967 24,310 Hoosier Pass Tunnel Colo. Blue River 39-21-35 106-04-35 1952 1952 8,000 Horseshoe Tunnel Utah Cottonwood Creek 39-22-00 111-27-00 1906 1950 600 J. August Ditch Utah Ferron Creek 39-18-00 111-27-00 1906 1940 200 Larkspur Ditch Colo. Tomichi Creek 38-24-00 106-15-00 1935 1935 244 Larsen Tunnel Utah Cottonwood Creek 39-21-00 111-27-00 1925 1941 945 Madsen Ditch Utah Ferron Creek 39-19-00 111-27-00 1906 1940 35 Moffat Water Tunnel Colo. Fraser River 39-54-10 105-38-50 1936 1936 59,720 Reeder Ditch Utah Cottonwood Creek 39-23-00 111-23-00 1924 1930 270 Spring City Tunnel Utah Cottonwood Creek 39-25-34 111-21-51 1939 1939 2,210 Strawberry Tunnel Utah Strawberry Reservoir 40-09-40 111-14-40 1915 1915 67,820 Tabor Ditch Colo. Cebolla Creek 37-56-00 107-10-50 1928 1928 837 Tarbell Ditch Colo. Cochetopa Creek 38-00-00 106-48-00 1914 -- 413 Treasure Pass Ditch Colo. Wolf Creek 37-28-50 106-48-10 1929 1929 322 Twin Creek Tunnel Utah Cottonwood Creek 39-28-00 111-20-00 1906 1950 225 Twin Lakes Tunnel Colo. Roaring Fork River 39-05-00 106-32-30 1935 1935 42,330 Vidler Tunnel Colo. Blue River 39-27-28 105-47-22 1971 1971 316 Weminuche Pass Ditch Colo. Los Pinos River 37-40-50 107-19-30 1937 1937 1,490 Williams Creek Ditch Colo. Squaw Pass Creek 37-36-00 107-13-00 1938 1938 84 Willow Creek Ditch Utah Strawberry River 40-20-00 111-14-00 1906 1906 1,388 Wurtz Ditch Colo. Eagle River 39-21-15 106-21-05 1932 1932 2,910 'For water years 1973-82. 2Known from 1949 to 1967 as Fairview Ditch. Mining and Energy Resources Mining brought the first settlers to the region, and it is still the major industry in many areas. Molybdenum, vanadium, copper, nickel, uranium, lead, zinc, oil shale, coal, and oil and gas resources all occur in the Upper Colo- rado River Basin (Upper Colorado Region State-Federal Inter-Agency Group, 1971). Railroad development and increases in population spurred the mining of coal. Coal pro- Development of Water Resources 11