May 26, 2020

CAP tunnel through mountain

The tale of tunnels

At the beginning of the CAP system, Mark Wilmer Pumping Plant lifts water more than 800 vertical feet up Buckskin Mountain. But then what? How does all that water enter the CAP canal? It enters through a tunnel, specifically Buckskin Mountain Tunnel. Buckskin Mountain Tunnel is the first of the

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