Loveland Mountain Power Generator, Larimer County, Colorado
Posted by: 
ronjean
N 40° 25.205 W 105° 17.029
13T E 475922 N 4474422
The generators are all that was left of the power plant after the Big Thompson River flash flood of 1976.
Waymark Code: WMGW4W
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 04/14/2013
Views: 5
A wall of water tore out this power station along with 144 lives on July 31, 1976. The height of the water reached 17 feet above the average 3 foot depth of the river. The county decided to preserve the remains of the power plant to show visitors the strength of the flash flood. The area is now a park with picnic facilities.
More information about the flood can be found at these waymarks:
WM92TQ High Level Marks: Big Thompson Flash Flood, 1976, Drake, CO
WM92TM Disaster Memorials: Big Thompson Flash Flood - Drake, CO
Type of Machine: Electric generator
Year the machine was built: 1925
Year the machine was put on display: 1977
Is there online documentation for this machine: Not listed
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