The West's historic drought is threatening hydropower at Hoover Dam

Re:The West's historic drought is threatening hydropower at ... by landemva on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @12:45PM (#32485379)

The collection systems are in the mountains. Denver Water owns reservoirs west of the divide.

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/color...

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Re:The West's historic drought is threatening hydropower at ... by LargoLasskhyfv on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @03:58PM (#32488021)

Also relevant:

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/

edit: and

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado%E2%80%93Big_Thompson_...

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