Colorado River (Nevada segment)

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The Colorado River (Nevada segment) is the stretch of the Colorado River that flows along and through southern Nevada, including the area impounded by Hoover Dam to form Lake Mead and providing critical water and hydroelectric resources to the region.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river segment ⓘ
basin Colorado River Basin ⓘ
contains Lake Mead ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
downstreamFeature Lake Mohave ⓘ
downstreamFrom Grand Canyon ⓘ
elevationControlledBy Hoover Dam operations ⓘ
flowsThrough Clark County, Nevada ⓘ
formsBorderWith Arizona ⓘ
California ⓘ
governedBy Boulder Canyon Project Act ⓘ
Colorado River Compact ⓘ
hasInfrastructure Davis Dam ⓘ
Hoover Dam ⓘ
hasLegalDesignation interstate watercourse ⓘ
hasReservoir Lake Mead ⓘ
Lake Mohave ⓘ
hasUse cooling water for power plants ⓘ
industrial water supply ⓘ
impoundedBy Hoover Dam ⓘ
isMajorComponentOf Lower Colorado River system ⓘ
locatedInDesert Mojave Desert ⓘ
near Las Vegas, Nevada ⓘ
partOf Colorado River ⓘ
recreationActivity boating ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
swimming ⓘ
recreationArea Lake Mead National Recreation Area ⓘ
regulatedBy U.S. Bureau of Reclamation ⓘ
state Nevada ⓘ
subjectTo drought conditions ⓘ
endangered species protections ⓘ
federal environmental regulations ⓘ
water allocation agreements ⓘ
supports fisheries ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ
upstreamFrom Colorado River (California–Arizona border segment) ⓘ
linked to: Colorado River
usedFor hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
municipal water supply ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
waterSourceFor Southern Nevada Water Authority ⓘ
waterSupplierTo Las Vegas Valley ⓘ
Southern Nevada ⓘ
linked to: southern Nevada

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern Nevada → contains → Colorado River (Nevada segment) ⓘ
subject linked to: southern Nevada
Nevada–Arizona border → containsRiverSegment → Colorado River between Lake Mead and Lake Mohave ⓘ
linked to: Colorado River (Nevada segment)
Nevada–Arizona border → containsRiverSegment → Colorado River south of Lake Mohave ⓘ
linked to: Colorado River (Nevada segment)
Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge → spans → Colorado River at Yuma ⓘ
linked to: Colorado River (Nevada segment)