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<br />002!'l3 <br /> <br />Op.HoJ'Iinq ~1 an OhllUde of a mile <lOd e>r*hall above 51>0 <br />level. tunnelme'" Wc.rllTlGl on lOud! side 01 In.. lDQUnloins. more <br />than lh:n_n mile. opal'!. met in 10\lt YoJ01S a~ a pOint \hr-.f<J".>:1r.. <br />of a mile bo.raal!l the creSI ol l~ Rod:ies. The !um"..] !leoo:dinql <br />were "o!!' J..u lll,m one ,nch cl mMIUI<;I .:lOCll)'. Tunnelm..n <br />made os mueh 0' 74 lee' in 24 hOUfS. whieh appl'O<;Jched 0 world <br />reeord lor ~unn..l drivinq O' :hl'l1 Hm\!. <br /> <br />lmlnq 01 Ih.. "mn.] ...,th concrete took. onvu.r two yeons. <br />n,. ropadly of 'roe l'.1r,net. key !eQlute of I'" proiect, is !lSO cube <br />1....1 po" .-cond whlet: is mote than 1/3 of <% billion ::jollcnl a day. <br />Th. TunMI also .rv.. to carTY 0 IJ\OCleU:1n.-a" lJonsmlulon line <br />undor the DtVlM A _","marine type power cuble. cl 69.000 vall <br />oopocny "nd~ In Q .:_1 pipe lHled Wllh n,troqen qOI undH <br />o PI8N>lIO of 200 po'ln-ia pe.r llq\I(l[e Il1ch is .~pe"do1d ftem the <br />root 01. Ih. Tunnel and trorollDU:. pcw.., from th.. w.l"rn Slcpe <br />Power P:an~ I., pump ",al.." from G:"-nby and WIllow C._k <br />Re_l'Vola <IltO Shadow Mount"in Lo~e and Gmnd Lak.. und thence- <br />tOlh.eWulPortulollheTI.lr.nel. <br />Al'houq!l tll" Colo,ado.f!lq Thompsen pro~ is s.,.c1<lC\llar <br />and complex <lod ta.. enqin..linq data and tlql.l"" <Ilvolv".d in <br />It, plwmlnq and c:otl51r>lchon a.e in'poslaq, It cun be t"d:..n down <br />Into simple. IKlslly underalood ports. <br /> <br />fir.1. is the collffiin'il and stormq Ln r.._rveiu 01 wol.., on <br />rh" Welrern Slc>pt. <br /> <br />s.cond. u; lhe pumpLnq r:f moal 01 Ihll colJe..totd wOler to On <br />..1,,"'011">0 wh9!" 1I wlll !low by qravlly lhrouqh the Ado~ Tun. <br />nel. Ih", '"baar..oo." whid.. II the key !(KItu,e 01 tho whoitf pfO)8CT. <br /> <br />Third. II Ihe q..rwration oj ..Iectrlc-lly in hydr0419Cuic pIa-ill' <br />os tto. wat..r dash.... down Ihe """I..m I~ of Ih.. mountOlns. <br /> <br />fOUllh, II the storaqe 01 th.. w"-ter In tWQ lorqe .--rvolrl.- <br />H"rsetOOlh R_rvolr and GaMer Laite Rll'Servolr ~ until It 1lI <br />need".d IQf LITlqullc,n u". <br /> <br />fillh. is the <:Qn.truC1ion e! el...,rk tron.mw!on hn" for <br />tralUl'Ol! and deli.....ry of Ih.. .,Iectridly proou~ <br /> <br />But 10 do ali th..... thing.. lhlrteen resoorvoirs "net requl'ltinq <br />lxl.ira wLlh on u,...-:J 01 14.960 ocr... hove boten bUilt WIth tolal <br />sto"''Je eapacllY d 98ot~75 a".. teet, T....enty th,.. dams :md <br />d,k.s m.. mY",:...~>d, u.lnq 23.000,000 c;ubl<: yor<b -oj (KIrth ond <br />rex.. hI\. 52.000 C'llhio:- yord~ oj cnocr..te and .....--.r1y 2,!>OO 'onl oj <br />lIoN!. I" aU l......nry.jou' .-i!Jl",..m tunnels. laNe Cln.d small. novo <br />b...." dr,llOY.i WI,h 0 a::mblned lenqth 01 35 ml'_. In Ih_ l'-'nM;~ <br />hove ~tl u."<i 336.7ooc;ubl<: yard. 01 "On,,,..t.. f".linin<jl (md <br />~,6ro tons oj .I....J. <br /> <br />E)eVI''' dlllelent rollol. 'hol ha..... bown d'"'1 odel up 10 9) <br />rn!l..~ 0I!HH .10'l5'lcs ml'l\'l boo p,!..d up sach as !hG fo~! to<:ll ';-''' <br />p'O!.."t "....d L~.OOO bonels of ""m..nt ond ;1 .....,11 lob' noorly <br />~O.OOO,OOO man.hours of ....orl fn .plle- ,~! todoY-1 krt. .sovin'l <br />ma"hmo?t1' <br /> <br />B"f ,,1\ ,h. hqur... and .rOil-SIl<."1l Cldd <br />o ....halO!' 'I Cl cb! Bu! II .. ll<OCd1' <k <br /> <br />up \0 on... t~lInq: It <br /><md ....ell "onllt <br /> <br />woo <br /> <br />lGfslOi.O 0 ""1<:'k surv.1' 01 !h.. un;'s:)! 'n.. prO",",,1 omllh.. <br />way ,hey Op"'<Ol'" <br />11;" Gr_n Mou"i'~:l\ ,';;rtt: ond Powor Plant '.oVe lx.en men <br />"",.-:I: Ihey <Ire only In<lll,,'~ly invoiv,-.d 10 In. octua; ::pemt.c.r. <br />c: t~.,> 0'10 ~ The Dc'll ond Ra-se;Vl:lr ,ep!o<:e water !,,: .....'"!...r, <br />Sic...... uMrs. n-.e pCw,.,r plan: pr~duCfl .f>rl'lY for .J..ne;ol d;s. <br />!nDl.lll""_ <br /> <br />Gr'lnby U.lm :",t. III Gr:mt-.)' R_IYe:" 'n. ....,~'..r d tile <br />C"",,,odo Rwl'l w~w;-, III llonsl..rr...d I,; lh9 Eo...m S'. PlI T;. <br />R.-.ervCII i~ o.boul flve ;m~ ,s nOftiwtc~t :>i G"mby -, 0<0.-10 ..., <br />R, 'IV.:" with '1 she"e ;j,,~ oi 4(', ml ,ve,s ~~6 ocr... 'l".d <br />.....~.(>n Ii d ': ill ~-4.(.~OO acTl j...t :'CpocI' w, b ~h(>.., ., <br />\o:Jf~(>st d1' 'I w.:.t..., ..., ':"A ,"..'cl( .. Is l".-:W "" th~n lh:.. <br />If,,-,,t<n.!l: =11~,IS IIPfIO'1 run...il rnlY t~ ","MOl <br /> <br />Th._ huqe pumps. &ad, pCWNOO by 0 G.OClO hGlSE'pclw..r <br />elet:\:ic :nOlOI'. !ill ""'1t..; !,o:.m Grunby rw.servoir inlO Cl <:<.moJ Jor <br />Imnspon to Shado.... Mccmt:>,n Lake. The maximum il!t of m. <br />""<:I..t 1& I 8& I..' 1be pumplrtq plant, two-ihls.u 01 whICh i:s un. <br />de,~o\-ln<l. Is as hi'lb a,; :::In 1 ,-slcry buddln'l and i, has seven <br />flocr itfvel" <br /> <br />Shadow Mount<Jin !.oke ':> lc:k~ .:-fe.ot9d by a dam C'On'lpl..l(>{\ <br />In 19ot&,-----<'OUects wnl'l3'r lrom Ii,.. Nor'h forit of th.. Colorndo Riv.., <br />belo.... Gland lnke It conr-.cts With a n<Jlurol !oit~ Grand We. <br />-whicn is 01 lhe 1-Or!\Q IIllevaliOfl. from Grand Lat.... lhe W<l'er <br />..mpllM mto th.. Ado,ns Tunnel :md storts Of! us ....ay lh1<;luq:, the <br />Conlil....nta: Divld. to tll,:, thir.ti' Janda m the _I <br /> <br />The W:::ll.... eoIlK'le<l on tha Wnlern Slcpe by G.anby R....,I' <br />volt. Shadow MO\lnlOln La..e 'md Grand lak.. III !U:lhe-r oU'lmtlnt.d <br />by Q suppl..menlOl C'OlIlK1ion d wuter from Willow C..,...l< ....hich <br />hlllorkally emption<! mto th.. Co/craJo RlV'H !hl_ mil... Nolow <br />Granby Dam. A ;oumpin'l' plont will ilft th1& wn:..r i 72 leer boolor.. <br />i! CQn be put mlo Gr'lnby f1...ae,volt ......UIo.... C._it D<1m. nOW <br />unde-!" <:Qns!,..~c:t,on. wlil be compl..,,,.j "bout !M end cI lh,. year, <br /> <br />Now we sh"lllfO(lr over lhe Divide and meet OUr '"rww w':>tel <br />(1S It pour. flOm th.. East Portal 01 tho Adam" Tunn..1- Immediately <br />we hnd Ihe wot..r uwolved. in a ...ll.. of siphon., Pl'n.loc:\lI. tun- <br />MI" ond pow"'r plonts. <br /> <br />First hm. lhe woter III pUt 10 .....or.. is In lhe Mmy'. lolli' <br />Pow.., Plan!. cc>mpleled in 1950. Tnis plQnt h01l on msloU..d ca. <br />pacity of 8.100 l,iowotlS, Anolh..r lur.nel c-lallns ,t and th..n il <br />d,ops mor.. lhon 500 f_l inla the u'es Power Plant whlch hoa 0 <br />IX1podty 01 45,000 kilowalts. Th.." It tlow. 1010 lo~e- Es!u in II" <br />bea'-ltilul ....!tin'!, -a Int.. created by Olympia Dcm. Th. lak. IS <br />d.."lqr>ed 10 mOlr.la;" normal woter !low In ~h.. Bill Thoml'4On <br />River. Plmdin<;t ce,mpJ..lIon 01 low..r proi"'<: works. th. dlv..rled <br />wat(', now mtnQl"'1' with Ihe WOl..r" of the Biq Thompeon RIver <br />unul 1\ is r..movotd neor the lDOuth 01 lh. BhJ Th<>mpson Conyon <br />"nd sent ViOl oonal, to slot~ In Hor....rOCllh R..sarvoil".----or>ot 01 <br />lh.ol9 loo'hilll .rQnJqe re-servcu., <br /> <br />When Ih. ploi<<1 plan I. In complete QPUr01Jon, the diverted <br />WOtM. plus !Iood w'~I"r, wUl be k..pl '.soddled and bridled'" all <br />tr... way fro," t.,... Lok... ;1 wlil .nter mol.. lunneb and siphons <br />a"d. two m",o maiO; t>Ow,,, planu; ne.w bNnq completed Th. <br />hlSI po'w.n plonl lS ~h'l' Pol.. H,li Pow...r Plant Wllh nn lnlllo:led <br /><:apa{"1I1' of 3JJlOO l,\ow'ms n... -=ond biq p:lwer plont. rh'l' <br />F10tircn Pow", cnd Pumpmq Plonl. WI;! hay.. all 'IUla;~ OOpactly <br />01 63.000 b!<l"'at... 11 L" l.xot.,.d lour mltn eOutn 01 In. f!iq Thc,mp- <br />IQn c..myon and akut ""... m,l... W;'51 d Lov'l'lond. A poss>l:-ko <br />slKth pCwer plant lS bEolnq =onIlder8d u1 lh.. mouth 01 the Biq <br />ThQl11peon il,v", te be opemt8d by wo'/tr r..leased b..lck mro 1l1.. <br />~ 'mpson RIV,"" !r:;.m loolh1l11 .toraqe. <br /> <br />On" oi 't. ~W:l loothillll "toro()e ._rvolf.. HOIMtoolh R""",. <br />vol. -he. L:.en CC>lr.pJ...:.,,:1 nnd .....aler l5 boiI,nq slnrox:l in 'I h has <br />] =ponly 01 147.000 =. f.,..,' and (Ov..rs on crea 01 1.873 acTes. <br />II ncw has oround 82.0CXI (]<"...I...: stored m ,I Out.\el Ilea> the <br />,.,.,..rvOlf lIIlnloth..Co"h.lu P""ci'e RI,...r. <br /> <br />n. olh.., loq.. 10 ,thill "t<;~O'l" rew!Vou :s v,111er tAl. R.... <br />e!Vall SOl'-l!:. d 'he BI'I Tl-.ompacn Rlv,,: h III now under "",,"s'rUl:- <br />twn nnd !n" mr:m nm m<ly bP hm.l",d Ihis ~umm"l !t .....ill ~.OV" <br />'~'"<1pOCl1Y ct 112.400 ",.::re:.,..:'md will cov"r 1.158 <:1<:1"..11 WIll <br />,uPT'ly 'n..w ......11..r to :h' St. VElln !'l1Y'fl' Lehha,,::! ~;...k. !)c:.ulder <br />.-:':I...i: <:roo the Soulh Plat!" P.:....., <br /> <br />Flom .n.....' neorrt$. 'lS WOn :f. tho: Cc.:he La y:>udr" Riv"l 10 <br />lhe nor'h es,(1bil-l, od :rrJqC'Nn 'YS!..rr:. and C'Jnals wi!; IW:k up <br />,hI> -":':>I"r and dlll!tl"'~tA It ,n lh& lome '""m....1 "" the ortqlllal <br />Wale-I. .,1 th~ Ens.am 51""" WOOf.. put to bene!l"l<l; u... ler :Ofln <br /> <br />Qn~ lown <br /> <br />r.yu <br />:r";r.,",* m :Jr. <br /> <br />..:sv,.,h, <br /> <br />of pr< <br />oh''l'' "tlC" <br /> <br />-~ Add a ~nJ d <br />-, pc......., T,::. In <br /> <br />ti;{! <br />lir... <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />,~ <br /> <br />.wN <br />