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<br /> <br />-TffEU)WR'AUo:BfG iHOMPSON PROJECf <br /> <br />Source of Water <br /> <br />We live In a pretty dry n:glon hen: in northeastern <br />Colorado. The: area receives approximately 14 Incha of <br />precipitation ~ach year. This amount don not meet all <br />our needs. <br />So what do we do? We bring water from the other side of the <br />(ontintntal Dfvide, where more than 80 percent of Colorado's rain <br />and snow fall, through and around the beautiful Rocky Mountains <br /> <br />to supplement what Mother Nature provide. naturally. If.... didn't <br />this region would look far dtfferent and many of us would not be <br />Iivlngh~e. <br />The Colorado-.81g Thompson Proje'ct, or C.BT, was built over 50 <br />years ago to help us water the thirsty plains of northeastern <br />Colorado. The (-BT coll<<ts water from melting snows on the west <br />side of the mountains, then pumps k uphill and through the 13- <br />mile long Adams Tunnel and under Rocky Mountain <br />COlor5fl"dO ...... National Park. Once the water reaches the tast <br />R' ontinental <br />lVer DIvide side It travels through a serles of canals, <br />~ . . . pipelines, ,eservolrs <br /> <br />A.:I~m. Tunnel Big Thomp6on and power plants <br />Riv~r on fts way to <br />'Y our ctties, <br />Lake Eetee busln~sses <br />and farms, <br /> <br />- <br />Sh"dow Gra <br />Mounta , ~ <br /> <br />....~~;:.~" <br /> <br />. ... <br />'Cont1"~t1tsl <br />OMde <br /> <br />Color"do <br />River <br />'V <br /> <br />AI <br />Willow Creek <br />Reeervolr <br />Fraser and <br />;oforado Rivers <br />'V <br /> <br />t Lake Granl>y <br />Color"do <br />River <br /> <br /> <br />ent-y <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />West elope <br />1'! <br /> <br />.., J' '--' <br />. <br />, <br />. <br />,~ <br />. . <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />. , <br />r.------------.------.-.---. ..-.-. <br />. . <br />The C_DCntal Divide Is the n~ .L <br />along the RockyMountal'1....th~ <br />separat~s rivers flowing east to,the Jo...!...&.. <br />Atlantic Ocean from those flOWing ~ <br />west to the Paciflc Ocean. -.- . ~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Pinewood Reeenvolr <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />.... <br /> <br /> <br />Fort COII(;> <br /> <br />Carter <br />Lake <br /> <br />Hor&etooth <br />Reeervolr <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br /> <br />-~ <br /> <br />t <br />Cache <br />I" <br />Poudre <br />River <br /> <br />flatiron <br />Reservoir <br /> <br /> <br />t <br />Little Thomp6on River <br /> <br />-~ t <br />Big Thomp60n River <br /> <br />t <br />St. Vrain River <br /> <br />Greel_ <br /> <br /> <br />.__.___..__..__._.____.____J..._.___~ <br /> <br />l <br />Left H"nd Creek <br /> <br />c-.r ~ <br />Rnervolr,. T <br />O. <br />.. Trlbout.-I)' <br />:5mJlm~ <br /> <br />Po..,,, <br />""'"r.8 <br /> <br />-~ <br /> <br />~ <br />. <br />~lYer <br />Oi\.er"fHOfIlJ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />.Ider' <br /> <br />JJoOJlhlf,t.-om9'! <br /> <br />Pump <br />""',to <br /> <br />. - <br /> <br />Love'. <br /> <br />Lon.t <br /> <br />.--- <br /> <br />/ Look at the map .. <br />/of ;. C-IIT system and <br />f. check thoH placel you are <br />familiar with. Next time <br />I <br />someone asks where our water <br />I coma from, you can tell them I <br />\ much of It comes from the <br />other side of the <br />mountains! <br /> <br />-- --' <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />60ulder <br />Reeervolr <br /> <br />t <br />Bouldu Creek <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />~- <br /> <br />R~1s <br /> <br />