30
The number of cities and towns served by the Colorado-Big Thompson Project |
693,000
The number of acres irrigated by C-BT water in northeastern Colorado |
12
The number of reservoirs in the system |
35
The miles of tunnels in the system |
95
The miles of canals in the C-BT system |
700
The miles of transmission lines |
310,000
The number of acre foot units of water in the C-BT Project |
213,000
The approximate number of acre feet delivered annually through the system |
1.6 million
The number of acres in the Project's service area |
1
The number of acre feet of water that an average urban family of five requires annually |
13.1
The length in miles of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel |
9.9
The diameter in feet of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel |
12
The number of people appointed to serve on the NCWCD Board of Directors |
$1.50
The original cost, per acre-foot unit, for C-BT water when applications were first accepted in 1937-38 |
$1,254.30
The amount paid in 1943 to have a movie, "Green Fields," made about C-BT construction |
1/16th of an inch
The difference between the center line from the west and the one from the east when the Adams Tunnel was holed through |
