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274:Black Hills
262:Verde River
178: /
166:111°41′57″W
154:Coordinates
1814:Categories
1601:Palo Verde
1518:Wind farms
1488:Horse Mesa
1402:Harquahala
1397:Gila River
1325:Coal-fired
1106:Washington
1026:New Mexico
1021:New Jersey
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490:Stehr Lake
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163:34°20′59″N
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1526:Dry Lake
1468:Coolidge
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1417:Ocotillo
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981:Michigan
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125:Location
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1422:Redhawk
1392:Douglas
1318:Arizona
1218:Related
1121:Wyoming
1096:Vermont
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282:Jerome
242:flumes
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1447:Yucca
1188:Palau
1086:Texas
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