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Denver is on the other side of the continental divide.
by jcampbell1 4y ago
Denver is on the other side of the continental divide.
- landemva 4y agoThe collection systems are in the mountains. Denver Water owns reservoirs west of the divide. https://www.denverwater.org/your-water/water-supply-and-planning/collection-system https://www.denverwater.org/your-water/water-supply-and-plan... Careful study of a park service map for RMNP will show a tunnel. It is a water tunnel serving northern Colorado on east of divide. Fascinating construction history. https://www.northernwater.org/what-we-do/deliver-water/colorado-big-thompson-project/adams-tunnel https://www.northernwater.org/what-we-do/deliver-water/color...
- LargoLasskhyfv 4y agoAlso relevant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fryingpan%E2%80%93Arkansas_Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fryingpan%E2%80%93Arkansas_Pro... and even earlier, from 1907: Kansas v. Colorado, 206 U.S. 46 (1907): https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/206/46/ https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/206/46/ edit: and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado%E2%80%93Big_Thompson_Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado%E2%80%93Big_Thompson_...