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Big Thompson Diversion Dam

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General

  • Vicinity Map
  • Region (Map) ....................... Great Plains
  • State (Map) ............................... Colorado
  • County .......................................... Larimer
  • Project ............ Colorado-Big Thompson
  • Dam type .................................. Diversion
  • Location ........ 8.5 mi W of Loveland, CO
  • Watercourse ......... Big Thompson River
  • Original Construction ...................... 1950
  • National ID Number ........................... NA
  • Hydrologic Unit Code .......................         

Dimensions

  • Crest Elevation ............................. 5500.0 ft
  • Weir Crest Elevation .................... 5486.5 ft
  • Structural Height ................................. 35 ft
  • Hydraulic Height ................................... 8 ft
  • Weir Crest Length ............................... 50 ft
  • Total Crest Length .............................. 90 ft
  • Crest Width .......................................... 20 ft
  • Base Width ........................................... 20 ft
  • Volume ............................................ 2,235 cy

 


 

Hydraulics

  • Spillway capacity at
  •   El. 5495.4 ................................... 7,000 cfs
  • Diversion capacity ....................... 600 cfs

 

Headworks

  • Horsetooth Supply Conduit:  15- by 8-foot top seal radial gate.
  • Sluiceway:  5- by 12-foot radial gate.
  • Sand Sluice:  24-inch gate valve.


Narration

 


Links

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 | Owner:  Bureau of Reclamation, Eastern Colorado Area Office,
                   11056 West County Road 18E, Loveland, CO 80537-9711, (970) 667-4410

 | Operator: Bureau of Reclamation, Eastern Colorado Area Office
                       11056 West County Road 18E, Loveland, CO 80537-9711, (970) 667-4410

 

 

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