Yuma Project
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yuma-project-183-6238859
title:
Yuma Project
text:
The Yuma Project is a U.S. Bureau of Reclamation project built to irrigate over 68,000 acres (280 km) of land in Yuma County, Arizona and parts of Imperial County, California. The project is designed to exploit year-round farming conditions and water from the Colorado River. It consists of the Laguna Diversion Dam, pumping plants, a power plant, a 53-mile (85 km) system of canals, 218 miles (351 km) of lateral canals, levees and drains. The project began in 1903 and the majority of the work was
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation project
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuma_Project
date created:
2010-07-14T13:21:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T21:42:09Z
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