Bureau of Reclamation

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United States government agency federal agency

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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Statements (74)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States government agency → federal agency →
alsoKnownAs	Reclamation → U.S. Bureau of Reclamation → USBR →
country	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 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 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	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 →
originalName	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 Basin → Columbia River Basin → Missouri River Basin →
typicalBeneficiaries	farmers → hydropower customers → industrial water users → municipal water users →
website	https://www.usbr.gov/ →

Referenced by (65)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Central Valley Project ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Columbia Basin Project ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") → Contra Costa Canal ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Davis Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Delta-Mendota Canal ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Folsom Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") → Friant Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Friant-Kern Canal ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") → Grand Coulee Dam ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") → Hoover Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Jones Pumping Plant ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → New Melones Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Parker Dam → San Luis Reservoir ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → San Luis Unit ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Shasta Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Third Powerhouse ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") → Tracy Pumping Plant ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → United States federal power system ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") →	operator
Central Valley Project ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Columbia River hydropower system ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") → Lake Mead ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → New Melones Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Sacramento River ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") → Stanislaus River ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") → Tracy Pumping Plant ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") →	managedBy
Delta-Mendota Canal ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Folsom Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Friant Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Hoover Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Shasta Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Tehama-Colusa Canal ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") →	owner
Davis Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Grand Coulee Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Keswick Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Parker Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Trinity Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") →	ownedBy
Keswick Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") → Right Powerhouse ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") → Trinity Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") →	operatedBy
Folsom Dam ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region") → Friant-Kern Canal ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") →	managingAgency
United States Department of the Interior → United States Department of the Interior →	oversees
Bureau of Reclamation ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") →	alsoKnownAs
Friant Dam ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") →	builtBy
MWAK Company ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") →	contractedBy
Delta Stewardship Council ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") →	cooperatesWith
California Department of Water Resources ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") →	coordinatesWith
Grand Coulee Dam ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") →	designedBy
Columbia Basin Project ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") →	developedBy
Columbia Basin Project ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") →	enablingDamOwner
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") →	governedBy
United States Department of the Interior →	hasPart
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act →	implementedBy
Tehama-Colusa Canal ("United States Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region") →	jurisdiction
Lake Mohave ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") →	managingOrganization
Bureau of Reclamation ("United States Reclamation Service to Bureau of Reclamation") →	nameChange
Boulder City, Nevada ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") →	originallyAdministeredBy
Bureau of Reclamation ("United States Reclamation Service") →	originalName
San Luis Unit ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region") →	partOf
Consolidated Builders, Inc. ("United States federal government (for Grand Coulee Dam)") →	projectClient
Carson River ("United States Bureau of Reclamation") →	regulatedBy
Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant ("U.S. Bureau of Reclamation") →	regulatingAuthority