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The Bureau Of Reclamation In The United States
The bureau of reclamation has been operating for a 100 years. They built dams,canals for flooding control and hydroeletic power +irrigation the canals were bad they easily clogged up which limited the water flow.without the help of federal goverment we wouldn’t have the irrigtion we have now. The lagwana dam blocked water resulting in no more steam boats coming from the gulf of mexico.

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