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18 o c> ~ I..," en o Typical maximum section, concrete bench flume: Width .................................. Water depth ............................ Wall thickness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Typical maximum section, concrete lined: Bottom width .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Side slopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water depth ................. . . . . . . . . . . . Lining thickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NORTH POUDRE SUPPLY CANAL Location: From North Poudre Diversion Dam on the Cache la Poudre River about II mi northwest of Fort Collins, generally north- east. Construction period: 1951-53 Length ................................. Capacity ............................... Typical maximum section in earth: Bottom width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Side slopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water depth ............................ Typical maximum section in rock: Bottom width .,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Side slopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water depth. '" ... ...... .... .... .. .. .., Typical maximum section, concrete lined: Bottom width ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Side slopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water depth .., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lining thickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PUMPING PLANTS' Colorado-Big Thdmpson Project 8 ft 5 ft 8 in 7 ft 1.25: I 5.6 ft 4 in 12.5 mi 250 ft'ls 12 ft 1.5:1 5.6 ft 14 ft 0.5:1 5.6 ft 6 ft 1.25: I 5.6 ft 4in Total Total dynamic Total Number capacity, head, horse- Designation of units ft'ls ft power Granby 3 600 186 18,000 Willow Creek 2 400 175 10,000 Flatiron I' 370 240 13,000 'There are 12 small pumping units installed on the r,roject in the Kremmlinf area. Th~ have capacities of 2 to 12 ft Is, with a total capacity 0 91 ft'/s. Total dynamic heads range from 7.5 to 17 ft, and the installed horsepower ranges from 7.5 to 20. 'The unit may be operated in reverse as a generatin~ unit 18,5oo-kW capacity) to utilize water released back to Flatiron Reservoir from Carter Lake for redistribution via Charles Hansen Canal, or for power purposes only. Power Facilities GREEN MOUNTAIN POWERPLANT Location: At right side, toe of Green Mountain Dam. Year of initial operation: 1943 Year last generator placed in operation: 1943 Nameplace capacity.. . ..... ., .. . .... .... . Number and capacity of generators. . . . .. (2) Maximum head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARYS LAKE POWERPLANT Location: At western shore of Marys Lake, 2.5 mi southwest of Estes Park, Colo. Year ofinitial operation: 1951 Nameplate capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number of generators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ESTES POWER PLANT Location: At the upper end of Lake Estes near Estes Park, Colo. Year of initial operation: 1950 Year last generator placed in operation: 1950 Nameplate capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,600 kW 10,800 kW 261 ft 8,100 kW I 210 ft 45,000 kW Number and capacity of generators... . .. (3) Maximum head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . POLE HILL POWERPLANT Location: In Little Hell Canyon, 10 mi east of Estes Park, Colo. Year of initial operation: 1954 Nameplate capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number of generators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum head. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . FLATIRON POWER PLANT Location: In Chimney Hollow, 10 mi west of Loveland, Colo. Year of initial operation: 1954 Year last generator placed in operation: 1954 Nameplate capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Number and capacity of generators. . . . .. (2) (1) Maximum head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BIG THOMPSON POWERPLANT Location: On the Big Thompson River 9 mi west of Loveland, Colo. Year of initial operation: 1959 Ultimate nameplate capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maximum head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUBSTATIONS AND SWITCHYARDS Substations and switchyards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Project also operates two mobile substations and one mobile transformer Total capacity of transformers. . . . . . . . . . . . . TRANSMISSION LINES Total number of lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total circuit miles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,000 kW 572 ft 33,250 kW 1 840 ft 71,500 kW 31,500 kW 8,500 kW 1,1lS ft 4,500 kW 183.5 ft 5 143,437 kVA ] 3.42 Year Designation Capacity Circuit placed kV mUes in service Beaver Creek-Limon Beaver Creek-Woodrow 115 18.46 1951 Woodrow-Morgan Co. REA So. Woodrow Tap 115 9.36 1951 Morgan Co. REA So. Woodrow Tap-Last Chance 115 8.08 1951 YWEA Last Chance- Big Sandy 115 30.27 1951 Big Sandy-Limon 115 3.92 1951&1975 Beaver Creek-Wray Beaver Creek-Akron 115 22.18 1950 Akron- YWEA Otis Tap 115 17.12 1950 YWEA Otis Tap-Yuma Tap (Colo.l 115 8.19 1950 Yuma Tap-Eckley Tap 115 10.07 1951 Eckley Tap-Tri-State's Wray Tap 115 13.97 1951 Tri-State's Wray Tap-Wray 115 2.14 1951 Yuma Tap-Yuma (Colo.) 115 0.84 1953 Cheyenne-Flatiron Tap near Ault-PV REA Black Hollow Tap 115 5.13 1952 PV REA Black Hollow Tap- Timnath Tap 1I5 4.53 1952 Timnath Tap-Poudre 1I5 3.94 1952 Poudre-Station 400 1I5 4.06 1952 Station 400-P.S. Co. Ft. Collins 115 1.00 1952 P.S. Co. Ft. Collins-Drake Road Tap ll5 1.10 1952 Drake Road Tap-T.S. Horseshoe Tap ll5 3.80 1952 T.S. Horsetooth Tap- Fla tiron ll5 11.87 1952