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Show 12 The Upper Basin is comprised largely of the Great Colorado Plateau, a region of high elevations, high mountains and narrow valleys.37 The Lower Basin is comprised primarily of basin and range province, a region of lower elevations, containing a series of northwest trending mountain ranges, intervening basins and desert.28 The natural geographic dividing line between the plateau province and the basin and range province is the Mogollon Rim, a series of escarpments running from the head of Lake Mead in an easterly direction to the Continental Divide.29 Lee Ferry is located in an area where the great cliffs of the upper plateau begin to spread out and where erosion from the Paria River has tended to level the topography.80 From Lee Ferry to Hoover Dam, the Lower Basin is characterized by canyons, cliffs and deep gorges cut by the River. From Hoover Dam south, elevations decline, and the River runs into desert areas. On the west side of the River, the terrain remains rough and a chain of rocky desert mountains extends from the Dam to the international border.81 Intermittent flat areas occur, suitable for habitation and agriculture.32 One of these is the Palo Verde Valley,88 which is 30 miles long and 5 to 8 miles wide, and in which is located the defendant Palo Verde Irrigation District.84 On the east side of the River lies the basin and range province, the basins or valleys of which are suitable for habitation and agriculture if water is available. West of the River and north of the international boundary, in the State of California, lies the Salton Basin. The 2TAriz. Ex. 45-The Fall-Davis Report, p. 2. 28Tr. 1218 (Turner). 29Tr. 1209-1210 (Turner). S0Tr. 563-564 (Akin). "Tr. 626 (Akin). aaTr. 634 (Akin). "Ibid. s*Tr. 6483-6484 (Dowd) |
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Original Report: State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Imperial 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 |