Yuma Valley

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Yuma Valley is a fertile agricultural region in southwestern Arizona known for its extensive irrigated farmlands and year-round crop production.

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Yuma Valley canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural region
valley
borderedBy Colorado River NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
economicActivity citrus orchards
commercial agriculture
date palm groves
forage crop farming
vegetable farming
elevation low-lying floodplain
hasCharacteristic high winter sunlight
long growing season
mild winters
multiple crop cycles per year
hasClimate arid climate
hot desert climate
hasInfrastructure drainage canals
irrigation canals
hasIrrigationSource Colorado River NERFINISHED
hasLandUse intensive agriculture
hasManagement water allocation from Colorado River
hasRisk salinity issues from irrigation
hasSeasonality year-round farming
hydrology reclaimed floodplain of Colorado River
isImportantFor U.S. winter vegetable supply
knownFor alfalfa production
citrus production
date production
fertile agricultural land
irrigated agriculture
leafy green vegetable production
lettuce production
winter vegetable production
year-round crop production
locatedIn Arizona NERFINISHED
Lower Colorado River Valley NERFINISHED
Yuma County, Arizona NERFINISHED
southwestern Arizona
locatedOn Colorado River NERFINISHED
near Yuma, Arizona NERFINISHED
partOf Sonoran Desert region NERFINISHED
Yuma agricultural region NERFINISHED
regionType river valley
servedBy Yuma Irrigation Project NERFINISHED
Yuma Project NERFINISHED
soilType alluvial soils
supports export-oriented agriculture
large-scale irrigation districts

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Colorado River Basin irrigatesArea Yuma Valley