Adams Tunnel
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Adams Tunnel is a major transmountain water diversion tunnel in Colorado that conveys Colorado River water beneath the Continental Divide to the eastern slope as part of a large federal water project.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Adams Tunnel canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
transmountain tunnel
ⓘ
water diversion tunnel ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefits | Front Range communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| conveysWaterTo |
South Platte River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern slope of Colorado ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Continental Divide of the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationDifference | approximately 800 feet between inlet and outlet ⓘ |
| endPoint | Estes Park area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineeringType | pressure tunnel ⓘ |
| feeds |
Estes Powerplant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marys Lake Powerplant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInletStructure | Adams Tunnel West Portal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutletStructure | Adams Tunnel East Portal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 13 miles
ⓘ
approximately 21 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
Grand County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Larimer County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managesWaterFrom | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alva B. Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| operator | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Colorado–Big Thompson Project
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal water project ⓘ transbasin diversion from Colorado River basin to South Platte River basin ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Estes Park, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Lake, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesUnder | Rocky Mountain National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| projectOwner | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ |
| regionServed | Northern Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Grand Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| waterSource | Colorado River headwaters ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.