diverting the Mississippi

[RobertELee]

Who's gonna suck it to get it started?

It's like a bong right? Where's Del?

[Leehound]

You Need all the help you can Get.

I'm retired, it's ok. 

[Matthew Hajicek]

if the source has a higher altitude than the finial destination, the siphon principle will keep
the water flowing once its started. You only need to run the pumps to get it going
This assumes the entire pipeline is sealed. 
Lake Dillon in Colorado is at 7000 feet. There is a pipeline going over Loveland Pass at 10K feet down to Denver
at 5000 feet. Once they get the flow going  it is self sustaining, no pumps required.
The pipeline must be very strong though as the pressures involved are very high

Siphon only works for a height of 31 feet.  Above that, the weight of the water will pull a vacuum.

[mkd]

Siphon only works for a height of 31 feet.  Above that, the weight of the water will pull a vacuum.

then what?

[Matthew Hajicek]

then what?

Then the water won't lift any higher than 31 feet.

[mkd]

Then the water won't lift any higher than 31 feet.

So a pipeline traversing a downhill slope from Missouri to the mighty Colorado will not suck on the way down the rocky mountains, it'll only make it 31 feet before separating to vapor?

[Matthew Hajicek]

So a pipeline traversing a downhill slope from Missouri to the mighty Colorado will not suck on the way down the rocky mountains, it'll only make it 31 feet before separating to vapor?

[marshal]

So a pipeline traversing a downhill slope from Missouri to the mighty Colorado will not suck on the way down the rocky mountains, it'll only make it 31 feet before separating to vapor?

plus you have to go UP the rocky mountains to go down.

[Jeff]

Sooo you are Kinda sayin it's a HUGE Siphon???

Who's gonna suck it to get it started?

I Nominate Neuro!!!!    

Kameltoe Harris.