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U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation
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A U.S. Department of the Interior agency that oversees water resource management incuding the oversight and operation of numerous diversion, delivery, and storage projects the agency has built throughout the western United States for irrigation, water supply, and attendant hydroelectric power ...
Rock resulting from the consolidation of loose eroded sediment, remains of organisms, or crystals forming directly from water.
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Any individual, district, association, government agency, or other entity that uses water supplied from a Reclamation project.
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Computer software designed to provide easy access to and allow efficient use of methods of analysis and information management.
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A unit of electric current or rate of flow of electrons. One volt across 1 ohm of resistance causes a current flow of 1 ampere.
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The circular outer edge of a depression produced in the water table by the pumping of water from a well. See cone of influence.
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The ratio of the volume of water delivered to users in proportion to the volume of water introduced into the conveyance system.
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Flash flood consisting of a mixture of rocks and sediment containing less than 40 percent water, by volume; forms a debris fan.
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The temperature to which air with a given quantity of water vapor must be cooled to cause condensation of the vapor in the air.
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When a pump is operating, the vertical distance from a reference point (such as a pump centerline) to the hydraulic grade line.
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A graph showing, for a given point on a stream, the discharge, height, or other characteristic of a flood with respect to time.
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