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===Water flow===
 
===Water flow===
 
The water flow of the Colorado River can be 800 million gallons per hour.  Roughly 40 million people, including 90% of the water needs of [[Las Vegas]] (which also gets its other 10% from groundwater<ref name="snwa">https://www.snwa.com/water-resources/current-water-supply/index.html</ref>), depend on the Colorado River.
 
The water flow of the Colorado River can be 800 million gallons per hour.  Roughly 40 million people, including 90% of the water needs of [[Las Vegas]] (which also gets its other 10% from groundwater<ref name="snwa">https://www.snwa.com/water-resources/current-water-supply/index.html</ref>), depend on the Colorado River.
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Colorado River is "the country's largest source of fresh water serving 40 million people and supporting $1.4 trillion in annual economic activity, is no longer sufficient."<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/colorado-river-drought-cuts-key-western-midterm-races/story?id=89848866</ref>
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== Water allocation ==
 
== Water allocation ==
  
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