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Kannah Creek is a watershed that descends from the top of the Grand Mesa west southwest, where it meets the Gunnison River about 25 miles south of Grand Junction, Colorado. [1] It offers many recreational opportunities, irrigation , and is an important source of drinking water for Grand Junction.
Grand Junction is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and largest city of Mesa County, Colorado, United States. [1] Grand Junction's population was 65,560 at the 2020 United States Census , making it the most populous city in western Colorado and the 17th most populous Colorado municipality overall.
The functional Government High Line Canal, also known as the Grand Valley Project, runs along the settled northern edge of the Grand Valley near Grand Junction, Colorado. The canal was built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and is owned by the federal government, through authorization of the 1902 Reclamation Act.
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Mesa County comprises the Grand Junction, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 2020 it ranked as the 271st most populous metropolitan area in the United States . [ 2 ] It is the only metropolitan area in Colorado not located on the Front Range .
As of the 2000 Census, [6] there were 388 people, 145 households, and 100 families residing in the town. The population density was 777.1 inhabitants per square mile (300.0/km 2).
The population of the city was an estimated 257,000 and so the new agency was immediately faced with the need for more water for the city. [55] Denver Water acquired the Antero Reservoir in Park County, Colorado and Highline Canal for $450,000 in 1924. [49] The need for water was especially pressing during the droughts of the 1930s in Colorado.
U.S. Route 50 passes through the community, leading northwest into Grand Junction and southeast 37 miles (60 km) to Delta. The Orchard Mesa CDP has an area of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km 2 ), of which 0.09 square miles (0.23 km 2 ), or 2.40%, are water.