WSP01844

• File Number: 8441.400
• Description: Colorado Big Thompson Project - Reports
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 6/1/1952
• Author: HE Prater
• Title: Irrigation Aspects of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Table III - Canals and conduits

, Total Design
Feature IoPcation length capacity
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.Ji!lli.O.t,..Cr.eek...F.eeder,.. Canal'. -,_.> ,'- '''Elliot Creek 'to Green Ilountain Reservoir 1.1 90
Willow Creek Pump Canal al Willow Creek Reservoir to Granby Reservoir 3.3 400
Granby Pump Canal - Granby Pumping Plant to Shadow Ilountain Lake 1.8 1,100
Alva B. Adams Tunnel Grand Lake to Wind River 13.1 550
Aspen Creek Siphon East Portal Reservoir to Rams Horn Tunnel 1.3 550
Rams Horn Tunnel Aspen Creek Siphon to Marys Lake penstock 1.3 550
Prospect Mountain Conduit llarys Lake to Prospect Mountain Tunnel 0.6 1,300
Prospect Ilountain Tunnel Prospect Mountain Conduit to Estes penstocks 1.1 1,300
Olympus Siphon Lake Estes to Olympus Tunnel 0.8 550
Olympus Tunnel Olympus Siphon to Pole Rill Tunnel 1.8 550
POle Hill Turmel Olympus Tunnel to Pole Hill Canal 5.4 550
Pole Hill Canal ~ . Pole Hill Tunnel to Pole Hill penstock 0.5 550
Rattlesnake Siphon and Tunnel al Pole Hill Afterbay to Rattlesnake Reservoir 1.8 550
Bald Mountain Tunnel al - Rattlesnake Reservoir to Flatiron penstocks 1.3 960
Carter Lake Pressure Tronduit Y Flatiron Pumping Plant to Carter Lake Reservoir 0.4 550
Carter Lake Pressure Tunnel a Flatiron Pumping Plant to Carter Lake Reservoir 1.1 550
St. Vrain Supply Canal al
Little Thompson SectIon Carter Lake Reservoir to Little Thompson River 5.2 625
St. Vrain Section Little Thompson River to St. Vrain Creek 4.5 575
Horsetooth Feeder Canal
Flatiron Section Flatiron Reservoir to Big Thompson River 3.8 930
Horsetooth.Section Big Thompson River to Horsetooth Reservoir 9.3 550
Horsetooth Supply Conduit Big Thompson River to Horsetooth Feeder Canal 1.0 WJ hi
Dixon Feeder Canal Horsetooth Reservoir to Dixon Reservoir 3.0 8-
Poudre Supply Canal Horsetooth Reservoir to Cache la poudre River 5.2 1,500
Windsor Extension Canal a/ poudre Supply Canal bifurcation to Windsor Canal 0.5 250
North Poudre Supply Canal a7 North 'Poudre Diversion Dam to North poudre Ditch 12.6 2SO
Boulder Supply Canal cl - ! End of St. Vrain Supply Canal to Boulder Creek 17.0 200
South Platte Supply cinal ~I Boulder Creek to South Platte River 33.0 lOO~

a/ Under construction.
'0/ Ultimate - after lining.
"0/ Not constructed, data subject to revision.
Y Increase above capacity of existing canal.

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