Reasons For Controlling The Colorado Flashcards

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Rain Shadow

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River Discharge - Unpredictable

Mountains - Rain Shadow

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Soil and Vegetation

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Red desert soil and little vegetation means that there is rapid run off when heavy rain does fall
Fluctuations in river flow - sediment washed into river - Soil erosion

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Unpredictable River Flow

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Spring snowmelt - Further Upstream in Rocky Mountains

Unreliable Rainfall - Flash floods, less drought periods

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Water and Electricity Needs

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River - Cities
25 Million People are reliant on it
Hoover Dam Built
Politics - Allocating Water

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Colorado River Compact

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1922 agreement amongst seven US states in Colorado river basin
American Southwest governs the allocation of the water rights to the rivers water among the parties of the interstate compact
Agreement made in New Mexico by seven representatives of the Colorado rivers states
The rivers tributaries pass through on the way to Mexico

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Increased Population

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Influx of people from East to South West - All states covered by the Colorado benefit from the water management
High demands for water - Pools, Gardens. Baths and Showers
Water needed to irrigate the soil for food supply
Electricity - Air conditioning and industrial growth

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Industrial Developments

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Demand for power - Las Vegas

Water For Processing - Used in industry as a cooling agent

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Agricultural Developments

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Increased farmland needed to support growing population
Demand for more water - To grow crops
Irrigation Schemes - Water needs to be transferred
75% of the water issued for irrigation for farming

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Electricity

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Results from the variable flow
Loss of roads and bridges
Loss of properties near rivers
Water is used up by different human pressures and the Colorado river does not flow into the gulf of California anymore

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Climate

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Variations in climate and in rainfall
North/South Divide in temperature
High Temps of 40 Degrees
Unreliable Desert -

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