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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colorado River (Nevada segment) canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Nevada