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The Big Thompson River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 78 miles (126 km) long, in the U.S. state of Colorado.Originating in Forest Canyon in Rocky Mountain National Park, the river flows into Lake Estes in the town of Estes Park and then through Big Thompson Canyon.
The Big Thompson River is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 78 miles (126 km) long, in the U.S. state of Colorado. [1] Originating in Forest Canyon in Rocky Mountain National Park, the river flows into Lake Estes in the town of Estes Park and then through Big Thompson Canyon.
The Big Thompson River Bridge III on US 34 at milepost 85.15 in Loveland, Colorado is a historic bridge built in 1933. It was a Camelback pony truss bridge that was designed by the Colorado Department of Highways, fabricated by Midwest Steel & Iron Works and put up by contractor Lawrence Construction Company in 1933. The structure had length ...
Big Thompson River 2,149 km 2 (830 mi 2) Little Thompson River. North Fork Little Thompson River; West Fork Little Thompson River; Fall River. Roaring River; North Fork Big Thompson River; Aspen Brook. Wind River; Spruce Creek. Hidden River; Fish Creek; Sidney Draw 1,949 km 2 (753 mi 2) Box Elder Creek; Kiowa Creek 1,888 km 2 (729 mi 2) Pawnee ...
View of Lake Granby (front) and Shadow Mountain Lake, the primary West Slope reservoirs Waterpipes near Flatiron Reservoir in Larimer County. The Colorado–Big Thompson Project (abbreviated C-BT) is a federal water diversion project in Colorado designed to collect West Slope mountain water from the headwaters of the Colorado River and divert it to Colorado's Front Range and plains.
The North Fork Big Thompson River is a 22.7-mile-long (36.5 km) [2] tributary of the Big Thompson River in Larimer County, Colorado.The river's source is Rowe Glacier on the north slope of Hagues Peak, in the Mummy Range of Rocky Mountain National Park.
The Alva B. Adams Tunnel is the principal component of the largest transmountain water project in Colorado, the Colorado-Big Thompson Project (C-BT). The tunnel transfers water from the western slope of the Colorado River drainage to the eastern Front Range of Colorado. It is 13.1 miles (21.1 km) long, with a concrete lined diameter of 9.75 ...
Olympus Dam [1] is a dam located on the Big Thompson River, in the town of Estes Park, Colorado. The reservoir behind the dam, Lake Estes, is the main source of drinking water for Estes Park. The dam was constructed between 1947 and 1949.