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The dam diverts water from the Blue River Basin through the 23.3-mile (37.5 km) Harold D. Roberts Tunnel under the continental divide into the South Platte River Basin. Tunneling began in 1942 and the tunnel was holed-through in early 1960, with construction completed 1962.
The west portal for the "Roberts Tunnel" is at the base of Dillon Reservoir. The Roberts Tunnel is a trans-basin diversion, built by Denver Water in 1962, that diverts water under the Continental Divide from the Colorado River basin into the South Platte River Basin. The east portal is approximately one mile upstream of Grant, Colorado. [6]
Harold D. Roberts Tunnel [20] Colorado, United States 37,464 m (23.279 mi) 1962 Diverts water from the Colorado River watershed to the South Platte River watershed for use in the Denver metropolitan area. Flows across Continental Divide. 4,465 feet (1,361 m) below the surface at its deepest point. Metro Shenzhen Subway: Shekou Line: Shenzhen, China
CO-4-A: Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company System, Tunnel 1885 1981 Montezuma Valley Irrigation Company canal Dolores Divide Dolores: Montezuma: CO-29: Rim Rock Drive 1937 1994 Rim Rock Drive: Colorado National Monument: Fruita: Mesa: CO-80
Moffat Tunnel 6.2 miles (10.0 km) Harold D. Roberts Tunnel from Dillon Reservoir 23.3 miles (37.5 km) Dingshan Tunnel on the Irtysh–Karamay–Ürümqi Canal (China) 4.6 miles 7.4 km; Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. San Jacinto Tunnel on the Colorado River Aqueduct 13 mi (21 km) New York City water supply system
Other highlights include Moffat Tunnel, Colorado's Gore, Byers and Glenwood Canyons, Winter Park, Truckee River, Donner Lake, San Pablo Bay and the Carquinez Strait.
Pages in category "Tunnels in Colorado" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
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