BOR

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BOR is the commonly used abbreviation for the United States Bureau of Reclamation, a federal agency that manages water resources and hydroelectric power projects in the American West.

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instanceOf federal agency
abbreviation BOR
USBR
collaboratesWith Native American tribes
irrigation districts
state water agencies
country United States
dateFounded 1902
employerOf civil engineers
environmental scientists
hydrologists
formerName United States Reclamation Service
foundedBy United States Congress
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
jurisdiction United States federal government
legalBasis Reclamation Act of 1902
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
Mountain Time Zone
Pacific Time Zone
notableProject Central Arizona Project
Central Valley Project
Colorado-Big Thompson Project
Columbia Basin Project
Glen Canyon Dam
Grand Coulee Dam
Hoover Dam
Shasta Dam
Yakima Project
operatesIn Colorado River Basin
Columbia River Basin
Great Basin
Missouri River Basin
Rio Grande Basin
parentAgency United States Department of the Interior
primaryFunction hydroelectric power generation
irrigation project development
operation of dams and reservoirs
water resources management
regionServed Western United States
responsibleFor construction of dams
delivery of irrigation water
generation of hydroelectric power
operation of canals
water storage infrastructure
sector hydropower
irrigated agriculture
water resources
supervisingOfficerTitle Commissioner of Reclamation
website https://www.usbr.gov/

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Bureau of Reclamation abbreviation BOR
subject linked to: BOR