A Massive Plumbing System Moves Water Across Colorado's Mountains. But This Year, There's Less To Go Around
Aspen Public Radio Water in Lost Man canal passes underneath Highway 82 on Independence Pass. It’s a small part of a massive plumbing system that carries high-altitude snowmelt and rainfall through Colorado’s mountains to its populated cities. High up on Colorados Independence Pass, a narrow, winding road weaves through the evergreens and across mountain streams, up and over the Continental Divide at more than 10,000 feet. At one point that road crosses a canal. It’s easy to miss if you...
Source: kunc.org