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293: 64: 89: 1898: 1892: 1880: 50: 1886: 1874: 96: 71: 311:, increasing demand for water led to the creation of Long Draw Reservoir, and the required land was taken away from the park by Congress in 1923. Long Draw reservoir opened in 1930. The Grand Ditch was then lengthened one more time—this also required an act of Congress since it was now in a national park—to 14.3 miles (23.0 km) in September 1936. 303:
The Grand Ditch was built by the Larimer County Ditch Company, mostly by Japanese crews, working with hand tools and black powder. The first diverted water flowed east across La Poudre Pass on October 15, 1890. Water Supply and Storage Company took over ownership in 1891. The ditch was extended every
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In May 2003 a 100 ft (30 m) section of the ditch breached about 2.4 miles (3.9 km) south of La Poudre Pass, causing the water to cascade down the slopes and into the Colorado River. The flood left a visible scar on the mountainside: 20,000 trees were downed and 47,600 cubic yards of
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in the United States. It is 14.3 miles (23.0 km) long, 20 feet (6.1 m) wide, and 3 feet (0.91 m) deep on average. Streams and creeks that flow from the highest peaks of the Never Summer Mountains are diverted into the ditch, which flows over the
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The ditch was started in 1890 and wasn't completed until 1936. The ditch diverts between 20 and 40% of the runoff from the Never Summer Mountains, and delivers an average of 20,000
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on September 29, 1976. It can be hiked starting from the Bowen/Baker Trailhead in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Rocky Mountain National Park
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for eastern plains farmers. The water would otherwise have gone into the
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Water supply infrastructure on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Grand County, Colorado
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National Register of Historic Places in Rocky Mountain National Park
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debris ended up in the Lulu Creek and the headwaters of the
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has fought in court to reduce the amount of diverted water.
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Rocky Mountain National Park Utility Area Historic District
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Walking Into Colorado's Past: 50 Front Range History Hikes
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at 10,175 feet (3,101 m), delivering the water into
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http://www.hcn.org/issues/41.17/water-across-the-divide
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Cache La Poudre River Corridor National Heritage Area
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Grand Ditch Breach Restoration Plan, Factsheet 2010
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Grand Ditch is located in Colorado
Grand Ditch is located in the United States
Grand Lake, Colorado
40°27′34″N 105°51′01″W / 40.45944°N 105.85028°W / 40.45944; -105.85028
MPS
76000218
water diversion
Never Summer Mountains
Colorado
Continental Divide
La Poudre Pass
Long Draw Reservoir
Cache La Poudre River
Colorado River
Pacific
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
acre-feet
National Park Service

Holzwarth Historic District
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado River
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places listings in Grand County, Colorado
Colorado-Big Thompson Project

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