A balanced budget simply refers to a budget in which expenses do not exceed revenues. This term can be used with any entity's budget, such as that of a business, nonprofit organization or even a family. However, the term is most often associated with a government budget. A successfully balanced budget demonstrates a measure of fiscal health, showing a level of spending that remains in step with costs.
La Poudre Pass. La Poudre Pass Ranger Station, Rocky Mountain National Park. La Poudre Pass location in Colorado. La Poudre Pass elevation 10,184 ft (3,104 m) is a high mountain pass located in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado in the United States. The pass straddles the Continental Divide, and separates the headwaters of La Poudre Pass Creek, which drains into the Mississippi River and eventually the Atlantic Ocean, from the headwaters of the Colorado River, which drains into the Gulf of California.
The damming and diversion of the Colorado River system have been opposed by the environmental movement in the American Southwest because of the detrimental effect on the ecology and natural beauty of the river and its tributaries.he Colorado begins at La Poudre Pass in the Southern Rocky Mountains of Colorado, at more than 2 miles (3 km) above sea level. After a short run south, the river turns west below Grand Lake, the largest natural lake in the state.