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1877:Other areas
1837:Puerto Rico
1671:Mississippi
1586:Connecticut
1423:Lee's Ferry
1289:Alamo Canal
1264:Grand Ditch
1231:Lake Havasu
1226:Lake Mohave
1216:Lake Powell
1211:Navajo Lake
1140:Glen Canyon
1135:Price-Stubb
1099:Engineering
1051:Paria River
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811:Glen Canyon
793:Ruby Canyon
772:Gore Canyon
323: /
311:108°16′53″W
299:Coordinates
188:19,350,600
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60:Coordinates
42:Mesa County
1967:Categories
1786:Washington
1706:New Mexico
1701:New Jersey
1576:California
1165:Palo Verde
1026:Gila River
996:Blue River
958:Salton Sea
903:Grand Lake
682:New Mexico
661:California
460:References
441:. A small
424:roller dam
308:39°11′20″N
69:39°11′20″N
1796:Wisconsin
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1666:Minnesota
1641:Louisiana
1221:Lake Mead
1125:Windy Gap
1090:Río Hardy
953:New River
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447:kilowatts
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1731:Oklahoma
1711:New York
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1581:Colorado
1571:Arkansas
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1776:Vermont
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1155:Parker
1145:Hoover
1120:Granby
715:Sonora
675:Nevada
637:system
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1868:Palau
1766:Texas
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1611:Idaho
1150:Davis
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