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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 ...
The electrical pressure available to cause a flow of current when an electrical circuit is closed. See voltage.
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That part of the shore between the ordinary high-and low-watermarks and generally crossed by the tide each day.
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Geological study of the configuration, characteristics, origin, and evolution of land forms and earth features.
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Water uses that can be carried out without removing the water from its source, as in navigation and recreation.
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A thick layer of rock deep within the earth that separates the earth's crust above from the earth's core below.
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Method of precisely applying irrigation water to the immediate root zone of the target plant at very low rates.
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The surface of the earth as it exists in an unaltered state (i.e. prior to any earthwork). See existing ground.
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The surface of the earth as it exists in an unaltered state (i.e. prior to any earthwork). See existing ground.
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An opening through which water can be freely discharged from a reservoir to the river for a particular purpose.
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The difference between the initial position of a soil particle and any later temporary position during shaking.
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