Lower Basin
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The Lower Basin is the downstream portion of the Colorado River Basin, encompassing states like Arizona, Nevada, and California that share allocated river water under U.S. interstate agreements.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
portion of river basin
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| bordersCountry | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMajorDam |
Davis Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hoover Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Parker Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMajorReservoir | Lake Mead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedBy | Colorado River Compact of 1922 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | U.S. interstate water allocation agreements ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalConcern |
habitat loss along Colorado River corridor
ⓘ
reduced flows to Colorado River Delta ⓘ salinity management ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
climate-change-driven aridification
ⓘ
declining reservoir levels ⓘ interstate water conflicts ⓘ overallocation of water rights ⓘ |
| hasKeyCityDependentOnWater |
Las Vegas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Los Angeles metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ Tucson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalAllocationType | apportioned water rights ⓘ |
| hydrologicallyDownstreamOf | Upper Basin ⓘ |
| includesState |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalFrameworkIncludes |
Arizona v. California Supreme Court decrees
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boulder Canyon Project Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Law of the River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| partOf | Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesWaterFrom | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
drought contingency planning
ⓘ
federal water management by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation ⓘ shortage sharing agreements ⓘ |
| waterAllocatedTo |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California NERFINISHED ⓘ Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterDeliveredVia |
All-American Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Arizona Project NERFINISHED ⓘ Colorado River Aqueduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterUseIncludes |
agriculture
ⓘ
environmental flows ⓘ hydropower generation ⓘ industrial use ⓘ municipal supply ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.