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Accounting system for water use by vegetation in the lower Colorado River Valley
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Accounting system for water use by vegetation in the lower Colorado River Valley |
| Creator | Owen-Joyce, Sandra J. |
| Subject | Aquifers; Hydrology; Water consumption; Irrigation water; Irrigation water -- Return flow; |
| Coverage | Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico); Arizona; Nevada; |
| Description | The Colorado River is the principal source of water in the valley of the Colorado River between Hoover Dam and the international boundary with Mexico. Agricultural, domestic, municipal, industrial, hydroelectric-power genera-tion, and recreation are the primary uses of river water in the valley. Most of the consumptive use of water from the river occurs downstream from Davis Dam, where water is diverted to irrigate crops along the river or is exported to interior regions of California and... |
| Publisher | U. S. Geological Survey |
| Date | 1992 |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Owen-Joyce, Sandra J., Accounting system for water use by vegetation in the lower Colorado River Valley, Tucson, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey OPEN-FILE Report 92-83, 2 p. |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | Public Domain, Courtesy of the USGS |
| Identifier | http://content.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/wwdl-er/id/230 |
