Boustead Tunnel
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Boustead Tunnel is a key water conveyance tunnel in Colorado that diverts Western Slope water under the Continental Divide to supply the Arkansas River basin.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
transmountain diversion
ⓘ
water conveyance tunnel ⓘ |
| associatedProject | Fryingpan-Arkansas Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinSupplied | Arkansas River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1960s ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1960s ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses |
Continental Divide of the Americas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sawatch Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divertsWaterFrom | Western Slope of Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divertsWaterTo | Arkansas River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalFramework |
Colorado water law
ⓘ
interstate water compacts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesWaterFor |
industrial use
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Harold D. Boustead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Fryingpan-Arkansas Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
water diversion
ⓘ
water supply ⓘ |
| regulates | interbasin water transfer ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supports | hydroelectric power generation ⓘ |
| uses | gravity flow ⓘ |
| waterDestinationRegion | Arkansas River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSourceRegion | Colorado River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.