Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Artificial islands of the United States (9 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Land reclamation in the United States" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Begun in the 1880s, it is now managed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, and provides irrigation water to a large area around Carlsbad, diverted from the Pecos River and the Black River. The late 19th and early 20th-century elements of the project were designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1964. [2] [3]
Many American reclamation districts were established prior to 1900 when local land owners first started working to put new land into agricultural production. Much of the lands "reclaimed" by 19th century reclamation districts were natural wetlands. Since wetlands are subject to flooding, these lands often were adjacent to sources of water ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
For a smaller map, use |width=550px or any pixel value less than 700. By default, the map is center aligned. To float the map to the right on the page, use |align=right. To float the map to the left on the page, use |align=left. For no alignment use |align=none. To add a caption, wrap this map inside of {{image frame
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 15:45, 27 April 2018: 600 × 400 (79 KB): Colin Fredericks: Should be visually identical to the original. In the source code, the states have been alphabetized, and css classes have been added so that it's easier to color specific regions (as per US census regions and some others).
You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work; to remix – to adapt the work; Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses ...
Seal and logo of the United States Bureau of Reclamation, a part of the Department of the Interior. Source: Extracted from PDF version of 2005 Bureau of Reclamation Annual Report (direct PDF URL ). Also available here on this page. Colorized according to image on this page (GIFL URL ). Author: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation: Permission (Reusing ...