WSPC05752

• File Number: 8402.400.10
• Description: Platte River Basin-River Basin Basic Hydrology-Transmountain Diversions Imports-Blue South Platte
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 1/1/3000
• Title: Blue South Platte Project 1942-1955-Exhibit B
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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5. Granby Pumping Plant and Pump Canal (Sheet 3, Exhibit C) in

Grand County, Colorado, the pumping plant being located on the north shore of

Granby Reservoir, near .here Sode Creek diaoharges into said reservoir, whioh

lifts stored and diverted water from Granby Reservoir to the approximate ele-

vation of Grand Lake and the Pump Canal, whioh transports this pumped w...ter

from the discharge of the pumping plent into Shadow l!ount'lin Lake.

6. Shadow Mountain Dam and take (Sheet 4, Exhibit C), looated on

the Colorado River about one-half mile below the oonf1uenoe of the Gr~d Lake

Outlet and the North Fork of the Colorado River, creating Shadow Mountain Lake

which together with Grand Lake covers an area of 1,852 aores at the same ele-

vation as Grand Lake, and when filled acts as a oonduit and diversion and

regulatory works aoross whioh will flow the natural inflows and the water

delivered thereto by the pumping plant and pump canal from Granby Reservoir.

7. ' The Alva B. Adams Turmd (also known as the Continental Divide

Tunnel and the Grand Lake-Big Thompson Ditoh (Tunnel)), (Sheet 4, Exhibit C)

the inlet portal of whioh is st Grand Lake, an integral part of the Colorado

River in Grand County, Colorado, is 13.1 miles long and has its outlet portal

in the Wind River. a tributary of the Big Thompson River, in Larimer County,

Colorado. This tunnel will convey natural inflows of Grand Lake and Shadow

Mountain Lake, and also waters whioh have been oollected and stored in Grsnby

Reservoir, pumped and transported to ShadOW Mountain Lake end Grand Lake~

diverted and tnnsported aoroSS Shadow Mounta1n Lake and Grand Lake to the

1n1et of the Alva B. Adame Tunnel, thenoe through the tunnel to the Eastern

slope .

8. The Estes Park Aqued~ot and Power Syetem, formerly known as
Power Condu1t No.1 (Sheet 4, Exhibit C), extend. from the east or outlet
portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel to the B1~ Thompson River about one-half
mile east or downstream from Estes Park V111age, all works being in Larimer
County, Colorado. This aqueduot transports .estern slope water from 8aid
tunnel portel to said river, generating hydro-eleotrio power at the Marys
Lake Power Plant (No. lA) and the Estes Power Plant (No.1)' enroute. The
separate struotures along this route are named from west to esst, or in the
direoti~n of water flow, as follows.

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