Bureau of Reclamation

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The Bureau of Reclamation is a U.S. federal agency responsible for managing water resources and operating dams, reservoirs, and irrigation projects primarily in the western United States.

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instanceOf United States government agency
federal agency
alsoKnownAs Reclamation
Bureau of Reclamation
surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

USBR
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employerType public sector
focusArea dam safety
drought management
ecosystem restoration
endangered species protection related to water projects
irrigation development in arid regions
water conservation
hasDams Blue Mesa Dam
Davis Dam
Flaming Gorge Reservoir
surface form: Flaming Gorge Dam

Glen Canyon Dam
Grand Coulee Dam
Hoover Dam
Parker Dam
Roosevelt Dam
Shasta Dam
Yellowtail Dam
hasReservoirs Blue Mesa Reservoir
Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Lake Mead
Lake Powell
Lake Roosevelt
Shasta Lake
Yellowtail Reservoir
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1902
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
legalBasis Reclamation Act of 1902
mainResponsibility environmental stewardship of water projects
hydropower generation
irrigation project development
municipal and industrial water supply
operation of dams
operation of reservoirs
river basin management
water resource management
water supply for agriculture
nameChange Bureau of Reclamation self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States Reclamation Service to Bureau of Reclamation
nameChangeDate 1923
notableProject Central Arizona Project
Central Valley Project
Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Fryingpan–Arkansas Project
Glen Canyon Dam
Grand Coulee Dam
Hoover Dam
Klamath Project
Truckee-Carson Project
Yakima Project
operatesInRegion 17 western states
western United States
surface form: Western United States
originalName Bureau of Reclamation self-linksurface differs
surface form: United States Reclamation Service
parentOrganization United States Department of the Interior
partOf United States Department of the Interior
regulates releases from major reclamation dams
water storage in federal reservoirs in the western United States
sector hydroelectric power
irrigated agriculture
water resources
serviceArea California water systems
Colorado River
surface form: Colorado River Basin

Columbia River
surface form: Columbia River Basin

Missouri River Basin
typicalBeneficiaries farmers
hydropower customers
industrial water users
municipal water users
website https://www.usbr.gov/

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United States Department of the Interior hasPart Bureau of Reclamation
DOI oversees Bureau of Reclamation
subject surface form: United States Department of the Interior
Hoover Dam owner Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Hoover Dam operator Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Grand Coulee Dam operator Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Grand Coulee Dam ownedBy Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Grand Coulee Dam designedBy Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Central Valley Project operator Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Central Valley Project managedBy Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta governedBy Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Carson River regulatedBy Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of Reclamation originalName Bureau of Reclamation self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: United States Reclamation Service
Bureau of Reclamation nameChange Bureau of Reclamation self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: United States Reclamation Service to Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of Reclamation alsoKnownAs Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
USDOI oversees Bureau of Reclamation
subject surface form: United States Department of the Interior
Lake Mead managedBy Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Boulder City, Nevada originallyAdministeredBy Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act implementedBy Bureau of Reclamation
Sacramento River managedBy Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
MWAK Company contractedBy Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Consolidated Builders, Inc. projectClient Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States federal government (for Grand Coulee Dam)
Third Powerhouse operator Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
United States federal power system operator Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Right Powerhouse operatedBy Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Keswick Dam ownedBy Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Keswick Dam operatedBy Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Jones Pumping Plant operator Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Trinity Dam ownedBy Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Trinity Dam operatedBy Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Tracy Pumping Plant managedBy Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Tracy Pumping Plant operator Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Shasta Dam owner Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Shasta Dam operator Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Folsom Dam owner Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Folsom Dam operator Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Folsom Dam managingAgency Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region
Delta-Mendota Canal owner Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Delta-Mendota Canal operator Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
California Department of Water Resources coordinatesWith Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Friant-Kern Canal operator Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Friant-Kern Canal managingAgency Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Friant Dam operator Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Friant Dam owner Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Friant Dam builtBy Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Tehama-Colusa Canal owner Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation
Tehama-Colusa Canal jurisdiction Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region
Columbia Basin Project developedBy Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Columbia Basin Project operator Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Columbia Basin Project enablingDamOwner Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Contra Costa Canal operator Bureau of Reclamation
this entity surface form: United States Bureau of Reclamation