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Delivering reliable water supplies for agriculture, renewable hydropower and municipal needs in an environmentally and economically sound manner.
Washington D.C.
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    Bureau of Reclamation
    US Department of the Interior
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    ⚡It’s National Hydropower Day! The Bureau of Reclamation is one of the nation’s largest hydropower producers, providing reliable, renewable electricity across the West. Follow along this week as we highlight some of our largest, biggest, first and only hydropower features.
    A large American flag hangs inside the Shasta Dam powerplant near Redding, California, above a row of hydroelectric generating units. Blue railings surround the generators, with overhead equipment and a second American flag visible in the background.
    View of Parker Dam and its powerplant spanning the Colorado River along the Arizona-California border. Palm fronds frame the concrete structures and blue-green water under a clear blue sky.
    View from downstream of Flaming Gorge Dam, with the curved concrete dam rising between steep canyon walls. The Green River is visible below the dam, with yellow flowering shrubs in the foreground under a clear blue sky.
    Aerial view of Black Canyon Diversion Dam spanning the Payette River near Emmett, Idaho. Water flows over the dam into the river below, with the powerplant, canal, railroad tracks and surrounding rocky hillsides visible.
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    Bureau of Reclamation
    US Department of the Interior
    @usbr
    Aug 21
    Topock Marsh in the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona now has a new pump station featuring two Archimedes screw pumps that are fully operational! 🎉 This upgrade provides a reliable way to keep water levels steady to support critical habitat for migratory birds and
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    Bureau of Reclamation
    US Department of the Interior
    @usbr
    Aug 21
    For the past 26 years, the Colorado River Basin has been experiencing an unprecedented multidecadal drought, resulting in historically low runoff and reservoir levels. This month Lake Powell and Lake Mead reached a record-low elevation, highlighting the need for flexible
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    Bureau of Reclamation
    US Department of the Interior
    @usbr
    Aug 18
    This Week in History On Aug. 16, 1962, President John F. Kennedy visited California’s Central Valley to dedicate San Luis Dam, now known as B.F. Sisk Dam, marking a historic moment in the advancement of water infrastructure in the West. Watch the dedication:
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    Bureau of Reclamation
    US Department of the Interior
    @usbr
    Aug 15
    The Green Mountain Powerplant in Colorado energizes the grid and interns from the Technical Service Center! Each summer Reclamation's Technical Service Center seeks motivated, hard-working, resourceful individuals for its Summer Intern Program. Candidates must be enrolled in an
    Two men and one woman wearing hard hats and safety goggles pose for a selfie with a sign that says, "I just took a Green Mountain Powerplant tour -- It was electrifying! #Hydropower #Colorado-BigThompson
    A man in a hard hat holds an enormous wrench in front of a wall that has multiple enormous wrenches hanging from it.
    A group of approximately 40 people in hard hats, mostly college students, poses in front of a power plant and spillway.
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