Water Diversion Projects in Colorado--1985

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Structure                               Quantity Diverted
                                           (acre-feet)
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Wilson Supply Ditch                          1,412
Laramie-Poudre Tunnel                       13,789
Skyline Ditch                                    0
Michigan Ditch                                 322
Cameron Pass Ditch                               0
Sarvis Ditch                                   980
Grand River Ditch                           20,831
Eureka Ditch                                     0
Alva B. Adams Tunnel                       285,200
Stillwater Ditch                             3,430
Dome Creek Ditch                               370
Moffat Water Tunnel                         77,545
Berthoud Pass Ditch                            567
Vidler Tunnel                                  369
Harold D. Roberts Tunnel                       299
Boreas Pass Ditch                                0
Hoosier Pass Ditch                           7,400
Columbine Ditch                              1,809
Ewing Ditch                                  1,359
Wurtz Ditch                                  3,832
Charles H. Boustead Tunnel                  71,797
Homestake Tunnel                            10,180
Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel                          6,268
Twin Lakes Tunnel                            8,016
Divide Creek Highline Fdr. Ditch             2,483
Aurora-Homestake Pipeline                    3,892
Larkspur Ditch                                 329
Tarbell Ditch                                  172
Tabor Ditch                                  1,435
Weminuche Pass Ditch                         2,088
Pine River-Weminuche Pass Ditch                873
Williams Creek Squaw Pass Ditch                253
Don La Font Ditches 1 and 2                    447
Treasure Pass Diversion Ditch                  613
Main Canal 1                                54,000
Main Canal 2                                68,000
Summit Reservoir Outlet Canal                8,644
Mendano Ditch                                  385
Hudson Branch Ditch                            100
Azotea Tunnel                               91,790
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TOTAL                                      751,279

Source:

U.S. Geological Survey. Estimated Use of Water in Colorado, 1985, Water-Resources Investigation Report 88-4101. 1985.


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