Imperial Dam

Imperial Dam
плотина Импириал
Плотина на р. Колорадо [Colorado River], на границе штатов Аризона и Калифорния. Длина 1059 м, высота 9,5 м. Вода по Американскому каналу [All-American Canal] подается в калифорнийскую долину Импириал [Imperial Valley]. Система водохранилища Импириал [Imperial Reservoir] включает также водохранилища Фергьюсон [Ferguson, Lake] в Калифорнии и Мартинес [Martinez, Lake] в Аризоне. Сооружена в 1938 - проект Бюро мелиорации [Bureau of Reclamation].

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