SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The primary purpose of the irrigation of the Colorado River is to-
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reduce the water supply
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bring water to dry areas and farms
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create aqueducts
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increase ocean depths
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Agriculture uses approximately 80 percent of the Colorado River’s water, and cities, towns, hydropower and outdoor recreation need the river’s water to keep flowing. Of course, nature needs the water too. Fish, plants and wildlife depend on it.
Detailed explanation-2: -If the water levels dip much lower, the Colorado’s northernmost reservoir won’t have enough in the tank to both fill Lake Mead downstream and generate any hydropower, which would have devastating effects on the electricity grid in the western US.
Detailed explanation-3: -Agriculture uses approximately 80% of the Colorado River’s water, using it to irrigate 15% of the nation’s farmland, and produce 90% of the winter vegetables.
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