Gunnison Tunnel
The Gunnison Tunnel is an irrigation tunnel constructed between 1905 and 1909 by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in Montrose County, Colorado. The 5.8-mile-long tunnel diverts water from the Gunnison River to the arid Uncompahgre Valley around Montrose, Colorado.
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- …lies at an elevation of 7,047 feet (2,148 metres)
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Latitude
38.49332° or 38° 29′ 36″ north
Longitude
-107.72145° or 107° 43′ 17″ west
Open location code
85CJF7VH+8C
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Gunnison Tunnel” goes by many names.
- French: “Tunnel de la Gunnison”
- German: “Gunnison Tunnel”
- Japanese: “ガニソントンネル”
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