Grand Ditch

 ditch, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places

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This is a small selected portion of the Grand Ditch. Often considered to be the largest early engineering project designed to divert water from the western slope of the Rocky Mountains to the South Platte River, the 14.3 mile long Grand Ditch was first used to divert water across La Poudre Pass by the Larimer County Ditch Company in 1890. Over the years, the ditch was extended south along the Never Summer Range. In 1936, the Water Supply and Storage Company extended the ditch to Bear Creek, thus completing its construction. The ditch runs from Baker Creek north to La Poudre Pass Creek. The project was placed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1976, where it is listed under the "Rocky Mountain National Park" Multiple Property Submission.