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contributing $ 28.6 million each. In return for their contribution, Nevada can use 400,000 acre-feet (490,000,000 m) of water over 20 years and Arizona and California can each use 100,000 acre-feet (120,000,000 m) starting in 2016. Nevada contributed the most funds for construction because
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and covered with a 10 inches (250 mm) layer of soil cement. A 6.5 miles (10.5 km) inlet channel connects the reservoir to the All-American Canal with a .25 miles (0.40 km) canal and siphon system returning the water to the All-American Canal for use by farmers.
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is made, it takes time to travel the canal system to its destination. If the request is changed or canceled before it reaches its destination, the water is diverted to Brock Reservoir for storage. It has a small maximum volume of only 8,000
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Engineers filled the reservoir starting in mid-October 2010 to test for leaks. Over a 28-day period, no leaks were found, and the reservoir only lost 6 inches (150 mm) of water due to
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estimates the project could save as much as 70,000 acre-feet (86,000,000 m) of water a year. The project was approved in 2008, and construction finished in October 2010.
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The project cost an estimated $ 172 million. The three major water districts in the area contributed to the funding of the project, with the
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of its risk of running out of water. The more funds contributed to the project, the larger share of saved water the state would receive.
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The reservoir sits on about 485 acres (196 ha), and consists of two basins. The basins are enclosed by earthen
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farmer and agriculture researcher Warren H. Brock, solves the problem of unused
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Reservoir in Imperial County, California, United States
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Location of Brock Reservoir in California, USA.
Location of Brock Reservoir in California, USA.
Imperial County
California
United States
Gordons Well, California
32°42′58″N 115°02′10″W / 32.716°N 115.036°W / 32.716; -115.036
Type
Reservoir
Basin
Imperial Irrigation District
acre-feet
www.iid.com/water/water-transportation-system/colorado-river-facilities/brock-reservoir
reservoir
Gordons Well, California
Lake Mead
acre-feet
All-American Canal
berms
polyethylene
evaporation
Imperial Irrigation District
Imperial Valley
Colorado River
All-American Canal
Mexico
Lake Mead
Colorado River
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Southern Nevada Water Authority

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