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The water supply is provided by Navajo Lake, the reservoir formed behind Navajo Dam on the San Juan River. Water is transported southwest and distributed via 70.2 miles (113.0 km) of main canals and 340 miles (550 km) of laterals. The project service area is composed of the high benchlands south of Farmington, which experience an arid climate. [1]
Water Total Acoma Pueblo Reservation: Acoma: New Mexico: ... 3.18 (8.23) yes La Jolla Reservation: Luiseño: ... 3.22 (8.33) no Navajo Nation: Arizona, New Mexico ...
The Navajo negotiated water settlements with New Mexico and Utah in 2009 and 2020 respectively, but had not reached an agreement with Arizona in 2023. On June 22, 2023, the US Supreme Court ruled in Arizona v. Navajo Nation that the federal government of the United States has no obligation to ensure that the Navajo Nation has access to water ...
The Navajo Nation goes before the Supreme Court in a water rights case it says is about ending nearly two centuries of injustice.
FILE - The Colorado River in the upper River Basin is pictured in Lees Ferry, Ariz., on May 29, 2021. The Supreme Court appears to be split in a dispute between the federal government and the ...
Navajo Nation Chapters [1] [2] [3] District Chapter name Chapter name (Navajo) Chapter name (English literal translation) Agency Population (2010 Census) Land area (acres) 1 Coppermine: Béésh Haagééd "Digging out Metal" Tuba City / Western 590 240,000 1 LeChee: Łichíiʼii (name of extinct burgundy-colored medicinal plant) Tuba City ...
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in West Virginia. All major dams are linked below. The National Inventory of Dams defines any "major dam" as being 50 feet (15 m) tall with a storage capacity of at least 5,000 acre-feet (6,200,000 m 3 ), or of any height with a storage capacity of 25,000 acre-feet (31,000,000 m 3 ).
The Navajo Nation (Navajo: Naabeehó Bináhásdzo), also known as Navajoland, [3] is an Indian reservation of Navajo people in the United States. It occupies portions of northeastern Arizona , northwestern New Mexico , and southeastern Utah .