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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Boustead Tunnel canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf transmountain diversion
water conveyance tunnel
associatedProject Fryingpan-Arkansas Project
basinSupplied Arkansas River
completionDate 1960s
constructionStartDate 1960s
continent North America
country United States
crosses Continental Divide of the Americas
linked to: Continental Divide

Sawatch Range
divertsWaterFrom Western Slope of Colorado
linked to: Western Colorado
divertsWaterTo Arkansas River basin
hasLegalFramework Colorado water law
interstate water compacts
locatedIn Colorado
Rocky Mountains
managesWaterFor industrial use
irrigation
municipal water supply
namedAfter Harold D. Boustead
operator U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
partOf Fryingpan-Arkansas Project
primaryFunction water diversion
water supply
regulates interbasin water transfer
status operational
supports hydroelectric power generation
uses gravity flow
waterDestinationRegion Arkansas River basin
waterSourceRegion Colorado River basin

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Sugar Loaf Dam connectedTo Boustead Tunnel