Colorado River (Nevada segment)

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The Colorado River (Nevada segment) is the stretch of the Colorado River that flows along and through southern Nevada, including the area impounded by Hoover Dam to form Lake Mead and providing critical water and hydroelectric resources to the region.

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Colorado River (Nevada segment) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river segment
basin Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED
contains Lake Mead NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
downstreamFeature Lake Mohave NERFINISHED
downstreamFrom Grand Canyon NERFINISHED
elevationControlledBy Hoover Dam operations
flowsThrough Clark County, Nevada NERFINISHED
formsBorderWith Arizona NERFINISHED
California NERFINISHED
governedBy Boulder Canyon Project Act NERFINISHED
Colorado River Compact NERFINISHED
hasInfrastructure Davis Dam NERFINISHED
Hoover Dam NERFINISHED
hasLegalDesignation interstate watercourse
hasReservoir Lake Mead NERFINISHED
Lake Mohave NERFINISHED
hasUse cooling water for power plants
industrial water supply
impoundedBy Hoover Dam NERFINISHED
isMajorComponentOf Lower Colorado River system NERFINISHED
locatedInDesert Mojave Desert NERFINISHED
near Las Vegas, Nevada NERFINISHED
partOf Colorado River NERFINISHED
recreationActivity boating
fishing
swimming
recreationArea Lake Mead National Recreation Area NERFINISHED
regulatedBy U.S. Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED
state Nevada
subjectTo drought conditions
endangered species protections
federal environmental regulations
water allocation agreements
supports fisheries
wildlife habitat
upstreamFrom Colorado River (California–Arizona border segment) NERFINISHED
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
municipal water supply
recreation
waterSourceFor Southern Nevada Water Authority NERFINISHED
waterSupplierTo Las Vegas Valley NERFINISHED
Southern Nevada NERFINISHED

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southern Nevada contains Colorado River (Nevada segment)
subject surface form: Southern Nevada