Brief History of The Bureau of Reclamation

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Technical report (1902-1999). Covers American West, Colorado River, Arizona. Topics: reclamation, irrigation, water storage, hydroelectric generation. Agencies: Bureau of Reclamation, United States Reclamation Service, USGS. Cites 13 external works.

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Stakeholders (8)

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United States Forest ServiceUnited States Bureau of ReclamationUnited States Department of the InteriorUnited States Geological SurveyCongressNational Park ServiceUnited States Reclamation ServiceDepartment of State of the United States

Places (29)

Colorado Colorado River California Arizona Canada Hawaii Mt. Washington Utah

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Mexico Wyoming Rocky Mountain National Park Glen Canyon Texas Salt River Lake Powell

Concepts & Topics (12)

water quality standards water availability water resources habitat restoration water allocation water allocation irrigation ecological consequences

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hydropower generation prior appropriation recreational activities tailing reclamation

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book (7)

A Symbol of Wilderness: Echo Park and the American Conservation Movement (1994) — Harvey, Mark W.T.
The Great Thirst: Californians and Water, 1770s-1990s (1992) — Hundley, Norris Jr.
A Story That Stands Like a Dam: Glen Canyon and the Struggle for the Soul of the West (1989) — Martin, Russell
The Magnificent Experiment: Building the Salt River Project (1986) — Smith, Karen L.
The Central Arizona Project, 1918-1968 (1977) — Johnson, Rich

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Dividing the Waters: A Century of Controversy between the United States and Mexico (1966) — Hundley, Norris Jr.
War for the Colorado River: The California-Arizona Controversy (1965) — Terrell, John Upton

legislation (6)

Colorado River Storage Project (1956)
Boulder Canyon Act (1928)
Fact Finder's Act (1924)
Colorado River Compact (1922)
Reclamation Act (1902)

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Colorado River Basin Project Act

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Brief History of The Bureau of Reclamation

Summary

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 34 entities)

Stakeholders (8)

Places (29)

Concepts & Topics (12)

External References Cited (13)

book (7)

legislation (6)

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Appendix 1 Metadata (CSV)

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