Colorado-Big Thompson Project

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The Colorado-Big Thompson Project is a major transbasin water diversion and storage system in Colorado that delivers Colorado River water to the arid eastern plains for agriculture, cities, and industry.

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Colorado-Big Thompson Project canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal water project
transbasin diversion system
water diversion project
affectsRiver Big Thompson River
Cache la Poudre River
Colorado River
South Platte River
authorizationYear 1937
authorizedBy United States Congress
beganConstruction 1930s
constructedBy Bureau of Reclamation
surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
constructionCompleted 1950s
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crossesUnder Continental Divide
surface form: Continental Divide of the Americas
deliversWaterTo eastern plains of Colorado
hasComponent Adams Tunnel
Carter Lake
Flatiron Reservoir
Granby Dam
Grand Lake
Green Mountain Reservoir
Horsetooth Reservoir
Lake Granby
Pinewood Reservoir
Shadow Mountain Lake
hasHydropowerPlant Flatiron Powerplant
Green Mountain Powerplant
hasStorageCapacityApprox 700000 acre-feet
includesPowerGeneration true
locatedIn Colorado
managesWaterForUse agricultural irrigation in northern Colorado
municipal and industrial supply in Front Range communities
managesWaterFrom Colorado River
operator Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
partOfProgram United States Bureau of Reclamation projects in the Colorado River Basin
primaryBeneficiaries agricultural users in northern Colorado
purpose industrial water supply
irrigation for agriculture
municipal water supply
secondaryBeneficiaries municipal and industrial users along the northern Front Range
servesCity Fort Collins
Greeley
Longmont
Loveland, Colorado
surface form: Loveland
servesRegion Northern Colorado
transbasinDiversion true
waterDestination South Platte River
surface form: South Platte River Basin
waterSource Colorado River Basin

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Bureau of Reclamation notableProject Colorado-Big Thompson Project
USBR manages Colorado-Big Thompson Project
subject surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Curecanti National Recreation Area partOf Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Mount Elbert Forebay partOf Colorado-Big Thompson Project