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Show PROBLEMS OF IMPERIAL VALLEY AND VICINITY. 49 Classification of future irrigation, lower basin. [Acres,] UNITED STATES , Above Laguna Dam: Cottonwood Island.................... Mohave Valley..... Chemehuevis Valley.................. Parker project....... Palo Verde Valley................... Palo Verde mesa.. . Chucawalla Valley............ Cibola Valley...."... ,_. , Isolated tracts• ¦ ' Total................... Below Laguna Dam: ' Yuma project___....................: Imperial irrigation district.'.... Imperial Valley extension__.......... Total................................ Total United States................. MEXICO. U nder Imperial Canal:.......... Under All-American Canal............... Delta..........................v . Sonora.................................. . Total Mexico........¦................ Grand Total........................ DIVISION BY STATES. [Acres.) United States: Nevada....... - . Arizona__...____........... & California............"...;..>'.....\... Total...............'.......,.'..... Mexico........... v. Grand total.............. . . COTTONWOOD ISLAND PBOJECT. The Cottonwood Valley project, or "what is generally known' b» Cottonwood Island, is located on both sides of the Colorado River in Clark County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona. The nearest raiboad point is Chloride, winch is about 30 miles east. This tract is a small valley of river-bottom land through which .the river meanders, changing its channel from time to# time. There are generally two principal channels, which form the island, but the jiver is now all in the west, channel. This tract will be submerged "m case the Bulls Head reservoir is constructed. |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : |