CRJ200 FLT CREW HAS HYD SYS FAILURE.

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WHILE CRUISING AT FL290; A 'HYD PRESSURE #1 LOW' CAUTION ILLUMINATED; AND A CHIME SOUNDED. WE CHKED THE HYD SYNOPTIC PAGE AND FOUND THE #1 HYD SYS SHOWING EMPTY AND NO PRESSURE WAS INDICATED. WE EXECUTED THE QRH PROC. WE ALSO COORD WITH DISPATCH; MAINT CTL; AND ADVISED ATC OF OUR SITUATION AND DESIRE TO DIVERT TO ZZZ. IN THE DSCNT; THE PLTS BRIEFED THE FLT ATTENDANT AND THE PAX. WE EXECUTED OUR CHKLISTS AND REPROGRAMMED THE FMS. WE DISCUSSED THE PROSPECT OF DECLARING AN EMER AND CHOSE NOT TO. ATC ADVISED THAT CFR EQUIP WOULD BE STANDING BY FOR US; WHICH WAS PRUDENT. THE APCH AND LNDG WERE NOMINAL. ON THE GND; THE PLTS; FLT ATTENDANT; AND RAMP LEADER DEBRIEFED THE SITUATION. THE PAX WERE GIVEN A THOROUGH UPDATE BY THE CAPT. A MECH INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND COPIOUS HYD LEAKAGE. PAX; CREW; AND CARGO WERE XFERRED TO ANOTHER ACFT; AND THE FLT WAS COMPLETED UNEVENTFULLY. I WAS QUITE PLEASED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF MY FO AND FLT ATTENDANT. EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING PAID OFF IN THIS ABNORMAL SITUATION. DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL WERE VERY HELPFUL. OUR FRIENDS AT CENTER; THE TRACON; AND TWR WERE IMMENSELY HELPFUL AS WELL. GOOD CRM WAS EMPLOYED AND SURELY GUIDED US WELL!