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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf transmountain tunnel
water diversion tunnel
associatedWith Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
benefits Front Range communities
constructionStartDate 1940
conveysWaterTo South Platte River basin
linked to: South Platte River

eastern slope of Colorado
country United States
crosses Continental Divide of the Americas
linked to: Continental Divide
elevationDifference approximately 800 feet between inlet and outlet
endPoint Estes Park area
engineeringType pressure tunnel
feeds Estes Powerplant
Marys Lake Powerplant
hasInletStructure Adams Tunnel West Portal
linked to: Adams Tunnel
hasOutletStructure Adams Tunnel East Portal
linked to: Adams Tunnel
length approximately 13 miles
approximately 21 kilometers
locatedIn Colorado
Grand County, Colorado
Larimer County, Colorado
Rocky Mountains
managesWaterFrom Colorado River
namedAfter Alva B. Adams
linked to: Alva Adams
openingDate 1947
operator U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
partOf Colorado–Big Thompson Project
federal water project
transbasin diversion from Colorado River basin to South Platte River basin
passesNear Estes Park, Colorado
Grand Lake, Colorado
linked to: Grand Lake
passesUnder Rocky Mountain National Park
projectOwner United States Bureau of Reclamation
purpose hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
municipal water supply
regionServed Northern Colorado
startPoint Grand Lake
status in operation
waterSource Colorado River headwaters

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Adams Tunnel hasInletStructure Adams Tunnel West Portal
linked to: Adams Tunnel
Adams Tunnel hasOutletStructure Adams Tunnel East Portal
linked to: Adams Tunnel
Granby Dam waterConveyance Adams Tunnel