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.

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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

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