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Upper Basin Water Users Call for 1952 River Development
Wilbur Dexheimer, a federal reclamation commissioner, told Colorado River Water Users Assn delegates that Lake Mead levels would not be at historic lows if a 1952 Upper Colorado development had held back flow. He cited the 1952 surplus and subsequent three years of low runoff, noted improved snowpack, and praised Hoover Dam as flood control and power revenue while reducing sediment and drawing 2,000,000 annual visitors. Col Arthur Frye Jr. announced ongoing surveys for Lower Colorado civil projects to optimize river use.
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