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 (9.3 km) tunnel diverts water from the Gunnison River to the arid Uncompahgre Valley around Montrose, Colorado.

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1901 

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water tunnel, United States, 

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• National Register of Historic Places listed place page^@
• National Register of Historic Places page^@
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Location: 38.4933, -107.7214, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Gunnison Tunnel ⓘ
  

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1901 Gunnison Tunnel

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Uncompahgre Project - Gunnison Tunnel - Finished section of Interior - Colorado - NARA - 294722

American forests (18119663086)

American forests (18146778321)

Cover of 1909 Gunnison Tunnel Rio Grande booklet

Denver & Rio Grande booklet Gunnison Tunnel completion 1909

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Cover of 1909 Gunnison Tunnel Rio Grande booklet

GunnTunn1909

Denver & Rio Grande booklet Gunnison Tunnel completion 1909

Turning a river into the heart of a mountain and out the other side LOC 3608709982

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		National Register of Historic Places listed place page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places page@		Wikidata
site	tunnel	1901	Gunnison Tunnel	water tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		Uncompahgre Project - Gunnison Tunnel - Finished section of Interior - Colorado - NARA - 294722		Commons
commons	image		American forests (18119663086)		Commons
commons	image		American forests (18146778321)		Commons
commons	image		Cover of 1909 Gunnison Tunnel Rio Grande booklet		Commons
commons	image		Denver & Rio Grande booklet Gunnison Tunnel completion 1909		Commons
commons	image		GunnTunn1909		Commons
commons	image		Cover of 1909 Gunnison Tunnel Rio Grande booklet		Commons
commons	image		GunnTunn1909		Commons
commons	image		Denver & Rio Grande booklet Gunnison Tunnel completion 1909		Commons
commons	image		Turning a river into the heart of a mountain and out the other side LOC 3608709982		Commons