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<br />W['.HP_~J BOUt,ml.,~i w.~TE>' ~UL'_ETlrJ 1976 IIITE~~J,"T'Gr~.~L BOUI,['~R-! .\1,[' WATER COr,\MI~',IO~J
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<br />IRRIGATED AREAS ALONG COLORADO RIVER BELOW IMPERIAL DAM
<br />1976
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<br />The t.otnl dnu,.age are.. "it.hin the C"lo]""OO R1ver bas1n 1s about 2t..6,OOO ~Qu",.e ..1leB. "f which 181<,600
<br />squpre- ...tl~s lie above IOlp'nlRl D'lIII IU1I:1 ,,!:'out 1)1,400 ~C1lllir., mIe:; ar~ Lelvll the dam. 01 th.. !U"~.. belO>o' IrnperlHl
<br />D"-"', 59.400 sqllli1"" lIl11eG ere 1n the Unl teJ Sl!1t~~ BnJ al:.out 2.000 5I:1u..r.. m11e6 Bre In Mexico. The "r~a belov
<br />ICIlperiul Dam lo~luje5 the Gl1.. I'1ver IIe.L..rshed \tlth & t.:>tal a,e'" of about 58.200 f'lusre 1lll1e~. of \/h.1ch Bb~ut
<br />1,100 ~quhr" Oliles Rre 1(\ ~xico.
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<br />The lrd!'jllted ueS5 t"bu.l..ted bel,," ~Olllp:rls" the IIre"S in the Unlt..d States "".:I Mte~.i~o llhich are ferveJ
<br />bj' ol."rdon" fI'''''' th.. Colvradu P.iver Ilt or ~e1o;r lmpe,-lal Dem. The <:lIverfions a,e slJpp!etllented by sOIIJe Ill"'....
<br />1"" from lI~l.lO in both ~ountries. Tbe lIrea5 In th.. IJnl ted 8tut"s Include; 1) those \l1th1n th~ U. S. Burea'J "r
<br />Rec!lUlI;ltion Prole.:ts and in the- !forth 'll1d S"uth G11& ValIey~ lo.:ote<l nes, Y'llIl3. Ar1zone, the dhta fur \o/h1ch a,e
<br />furn.lsh"d by th~ U. S. Bureau of R"cllllDBtic-n; 2) tho~e IIlthln the Coa~hl!llB Vo.lleJ'. Califo:rnls, the d..t.. for
<br />IIhlchnre furnlshed l:.ytheCoachellI\ValleyCuwltj'l/o.terDlst;1ctfo-nd Sl!1teoICnl1rorn1"De[8,.~nt0[\ister
<br />Re~')ur~es; BJId )) those 111th.1n the Lalper1al "'alley. C!1lifornl.., the ohta fvr 1Ih.1~h ue rurnl~hed b.' the IlIlP.,1o.1
<br />Irr1gation Dl'.tr1.::t. The DIeSS 1n Mexico 1"Llud~ t\.o~~ 1n the lor>licall Valley lo~lIted 1" the st~teB of Bajo.
<br />C&llf"rnlc and Sonurs. the rUlta roI' ...hich I1r" ["rrush...i by the Mlll1s trj' 01" ~ldrsul1~ Re~our'~e.'l of ""'xlco. The
<br />are~B t"t.u1sted be1O'J I'ef~r to the totlll I;r""S fal'1lll!d. and InsoCa, e.~ 1X'6s1L1e. d'J[.J.i'at1on of 1rr16"ted are~s
<br />b~"e.use of double ~roppl"" h&s been ~lilll1T'\bted.
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<br />PoInt of Dlvl!r~1on from Color~d.:> R1verall'1 M" 1rr1gatedAres:;
<br />ul!:;lgnRU"nof ArebS Acres
<br />lI111111TED STATES:
<br />il"per1alDIIlII
<br />)wc.nVJ.lle,lJlviElon ~5 ,800
<br />Re~~r.."t1on DlvlElon 12.311)
<br />)UIIlUIole"" 18,~52
<br />YLlllIBAlU. Proj~ct Unit "B" O'UlIUMes"J ].301
<br />".:>utl, Glb Valley 9.912
<br />~lurlh Oil s Vall ey 6.065
<br />\le11ton~"'='hal/k 64.684
<br />C,,",cheUs'/alle:i 56,1&0
<br />1J1l?Or1alVIIl1ey 458.}-..<i..
<br />IIlIIre', A~t 80
<br />N"n_ProjectlMdsltdJ;tcent !l)Co1orndoRlver 10,100
<br /> c.8~.250
<br />T.:>tal 1n Llnlte,j t;t~tes
<br />It~ MD:.lCO:
<br />Iobrelo~ Dam
<br />r-lelicwl Valley 503,62)
<br />Tot~1 inUnlledSlJ<tes .nd ).led,,, 1.100,873
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<br />An Ht.1ll1t1led )"% <)f tot.0 ",cre:1ge 1'. ~e,.-ved ~y pwnPll18 frotll ",Qwld IIl;ter in ~dcdl
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