Kapoor Tunnel | |
|---|---|
 The Kapoor Tunnel passes 1,000 ft (305 m) below two lakes. | |
| Begins | Sooke Lake Head Tank 48°30′34″N 123°41′29″W / 48.509520°N 123.691286°W |
| Ends | Japan Gulch 48°27′39″N 123°34′23″W / 48.460766°N 123.573069°W |
| Official name | Kapoor Tunnel |
| Maintained by | Capital Regional District Integrated Water Services |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 8.8 km (5.5 mi) |
| Width | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) max. |
| Height | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) max. |
| Capacity | 580,000 m3/d (20,000,000 cu ft/d) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1960 |
| Opened | 1970 |
The Kapoor Tunnel is a straight 8.8 km (5.5 mi) subterranean route which is the main transport of water from the Sooke Lake to the Westshore, City of Victoria, Esquimalt, and the Saanich Peninsula. When it was determined that the Sooke Flowline would no longer meet the region's needs, the decision was made to excavate the tunnel. Prior to construction of the flowline, Arthur Adams, the consultant for the flowline construction, had proposed the Kapoor Tunnel be built. However, that era's technology was not yet up to the task.[1]
- ^ Hall, Del (1989). At The End of the Trail From Victoria. Victoria: Cougar Press Editions. ASIN B002IGIN76.