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Following is a complete list of the approximately 340 dams owned by the United States Bureau of Reclamation as of 2008. [1] The Bureau was established in July 1902 as the "United States Reclamation Service" and was renamed in 1923. The agency has operated in the 17 western states of the continental U.S., divided into five administrative regions.
Pages in category "United States Bureau of Reclamation dams" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 216 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Bureau of Reclamation, formerly the United States Reclamation Service, is a federal agency under the U.S. Department of the Interior, which oversees water resource management, specifically as it applies to the oversight and operation of the diversion, delivery, and storage projects that it has built throughout the western United States for irrigation, water supply, and attendant ...
The nearly 8100 major dams in the United States in 2006. The National Inventory of Dams defines a 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).
List of dams and reservoirs in Maine; List of dams and reservoirs in Maryland; List of dams and reservoirs in Michigan; List of dams and reservoirs in Minnesota; List of locks and dams of the Upper Mississippi River; List of dams and reservoirs in Missouri; List of dams in the Missouri River watershed; List of dams and reservoirs in Montana
The Palisades Fire erupted on Tuesday, Jan. 7, and by 3 a.m., the three 1-million-gallon water tanks in Pacific Palisades ran dry due to "extreme demand," officials said.
The system has since then been augmented by the Brantley Dam, which now serves as its primary storage, and a dam on the Black River near Malaga that provides additional capacity in that area. [3] In addition to the two major dams, the district manages the major canals that distribute water to users, and the various gatehouses that control water ...
The executive order – Trump's second related to California's water system since taking office – tasks the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, a national agency, to deliver more water through the ...