...Management Plan to restore and revitalize the Salton Sea. While preserving the lakeβs function as an agricultural water depository, the Authorityβs objectives include stabilizing salinity, managing water quality, controlling water...
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Lake Oroville, snuggled into the Sierra Nevada Foothills about 75 miles north of Sacramento, is one of northern Californiaβs favorite playgrounds. Boasting the tallest earthen dam in the United States...
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...nearby, Lake Powell is an ideal starting point for a dayβs sightseeing and play. Lake Powell separates Arizona and Utah, providing a giant playground for both statesβ residents β and...
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...the highlights for any Lake visitor. Fern Ridge Dam was completed by the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1941 for flood control, irrigation and water storage. Of course, the...
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...and around the Aspinall Unit. Today, the Curecanti National Recreation Area is a fantastic place to enjoy the reservoirs and the surrounding wilderness. Of the three reservoirs in Curecanti, Blue...
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...the National Sugar Company which had its main sugar beet processing plant there from 1900 to 1967. Lake Meredithβs primary purpose is irrigation, and the areaβs agriculture is dependent on...
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Bantam Lake is an outdoor wonderland with great fishing, an almost completely forested shoreline and White Memorial Foundation β a nationally known conservation camping, education, hiking and boating facility. Bantam...
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...when the Grand Coulee Dam was completed in 1942. As part of Franklin D. Rooseveltβs New Deal to create jobs and stimulate the economy, and in conjunction with the Columbia...
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...and unlike other recreation lakes they never will be. In 1988 the state of Wisconsin spent $7 million to purchase 6,900 acres from the power company, saving it from commercial...
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...companies to build a nuclear power plant at Lake Koshkonong, but the proposal was denied because the lake is so shallow it was feared the plant would run out of...
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