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U.S. Department of the Interior - Bureau of Reclamation
Branche: Government
Number of terms: 15655
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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 ...
Maximum electrical demand occurring within a specified period of time. Maximum power used in a specific time period. See energy.
Industry:Engineering
Two or more interconnected electric systems which operate as a single system to supply power to meet combined load requirements.
Industry:Engineering
A written plan that addresses the existing resources of an area and provides future objectives, goals, and management direction.
Industry:Engineering
A river and the strips of land adjacent to it, including the talus slopes at the bases of cliffs, but not the cliffs themselves.
Industry:Engineering
Sand deposit located at the upstream end of a recirculation zone, where downstream flow becomes separated from the channel bank.
Industry:Engineering
Precipitation that consists of clear pellets of ice; sleet is formed when raindrops fall through a layer of cold air and freeze.
Industry:Engineering
Those soils that cannot be compacted in embankment or backfill or where excavated to finished grade result in unstable material.
Industry:Engineering
A continuous strip of waterproof material placed at concrete joints designed to control cracking and limit moisture penetration.
Industry:Engineering
A continuous strip of waterproof material placed at concrete joints designed to control cracking and limit moisture penetration.
Industry:Engineering
Resources identified in officially designated wilderness areas on Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management administered land.
Industry:Engineering