BOR
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BOR is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States Bureau of Reclamation, a federal agency that manages water resources and hydroelectric power projects in the American West.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BOR canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | federal agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
BOR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USBR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Native American tribes
ⓘ
irrigation districts ⓘ state water agencies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateFounded | 1902 ⓘ |
| employerOf |
civil engineers
ⓘ
environmental scientists ⓘ hydrologists ⓘ |
| formerName | United States Reclamation Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| legalBasis | Reclamation Act of 1902 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
Mountain Time Zone ⓘ Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| notableProject |
Central Arizona Project
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Valley Project NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado-Big Thompson Project NERFINISHED ⓘ Columbia Basin Project NERFINISHED ⓘ Glen Canyon Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Coulee Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Hoover Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Shasta Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakima Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Colorado River Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbia River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio Grande Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentAgency | United States Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation project development ⓘ operation of dams and reservoirs ⓘ water resources management ⓘ |
| regionServed | Western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
construction of dams
ⓘ
delivery of irrigation water ⓘ generation of hydroelectric power ⓘ operation of canals ⓘ water storage infrastructure ⓘ |
| sector |
hydropower
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ water resources ⓘ |
| supervisingOfficerTitle | Commissioner of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.usbr.gov/ ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.