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Show 43 12. Bartlett Dam. Located on the Verde River 36 miles northeast of Phoenix, Arizona, this concrete multiple arch type dam has a structural height of 287 feet, a hydraulic height of 188 feet and an open channel spillway with a capacity of 175,000 c.f.s. Its reservoir has a capacity of 179,480 acre-feet and waters impounded therein are utilized to irrigate the Salt River Project and Salt River Indian Reservation. Construction was initiated on August 12, 1936, and water was first impounded on February 5, 1939.52 13. Carl Pleasant Dam. Situated on the Agua Fria River about 30 miles northwest of Phoenix, Arizona, this concrete multiple arch dam impounds the waters forming Lake Pleasant.53 The dam was built by, and serves, Mari-copa County Municipal Conservation District No. 1. Water was first impounded in 1928.54 C. Operation of Works on the Mainstream-River Control The Office of River Control of the Bureau of Reclamation, located at Boulder City, Nevada, is responsible for release of water, river control and reservoir co-ordination on the Colorado River from Hoover Dam to the international boundary. Acting under the Boulder Canyon Project Act, the Office of River Control releases water from reservoirs on the mainstream according to the following priorities: First, flood control; second, irrigation and domestic uses; third, power. B2Ariz. Ex. 1000, p. 26. B3The capacity of this reservoir appears to be a subject of dispute. At least two estimates have been given; one of 178,000 acre-feet (Ariz. Ex. 1000, p. 27) and another of 164,000 acre-feet (Tr. 1635-1636 [Raymond]). 64Ariz. Ex. 1000, p. 27 |
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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 |