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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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 United States Bureau of Reclamation
constructionCompleted 1950s
country United States
crossesUnder Continental Divide of the Americas
linked to: Continental Divide
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
linked to: Loveland, Colorado
servesRegion Northern Colorado
transbasinDiversion true
waterDestination South Platte River Basin
linked to: South Platte River
waterSource Colorado River Basin

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Bureau of Reclamation notableProject Colorado-Big Thompson Project
United States Bureau of Reclamation manages Colorado-Big Thompson Project
subject linked to: USBR
Curecanti National Recreation Area partOf Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Mount Elbert Forebay partOf Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District projectOperated Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Adams Tunnel partOf Colorado–Big Thompson Project
linked to: Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Horsetooth Reservoir partOf Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Flatiron Reservoir partOf Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Flatiron Reservoir partOf Colorado-Big Thompson system
linked to: Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Green Mountain Reservoir project Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Flatiron Powerplant partOf Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Flatiron Powerplant watercourse Colorado-Big Thompson water diversion system
linked to: Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Flatiron Powerplant partOf Colorado-Big Thompson water diversion and power generation project
linked to: Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Green Mountain Powerplant partOf Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Green Mountain Powerplant partOf Colorado-Big Thompson water storage and delivery system
linked to: Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Green Mountain Powerplant isComponentOf Colorado-Big Thompson power system
linked to: Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Pinewood Reservoir isPartOfProject Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Granby Dam partOf Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Granby Dam project Colorado-Big Thompson transbasin diversion
linked to: Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Twin Lakes Reservoir partOf Colorado–Big Thompson-style transmountain water projects
linked to: Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Bureau of Reclamation notableProject Colorado-Big Thompson Project
subject linked to: BOR
Uncompahgre Project partOf U.S. Bureau of Reclamation projects in Colorado
linked to: Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Lake Estes partOf Colorado-Big Thompson Project
United States federal water projects notableExample Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Shadow Mountain Lake partOf Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Shadow Mountain Lake partOf Colorado-Big Thompson transbasin diversion system
linked to: Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Shadow Mountain Lake receivesWaterVia Colorado-Big Thompson Project facilities
linked to: Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Lake Granby partOf Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Grand Lake connectedTo Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Grand Lake waterSourceFor Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Grand Lake partOfProject Colorado-Big Thompson transbasin diversion system
linked to: Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Carter Lake partOf Colorado-Big Thompson Project