March 27, 2006

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Colorado River and Parker Dam, La Paz County, Arizona

The Colorado River forms the boundary between Southern California and Arizona. The Parker Dam is located north of the town of Parker in La Paz County, Arizona.

Himlen afspejlet i Colorado-floden.

The sky reflected in the Colorado River.

 

 

Feriehuse langs med Colorado-floden på Arizona siden.

Vacation homes along the Colorado on the Arizona side.

Parker dæmningen er bygget i 1930'erne for at opdæmme Colorado-floden og danne Lake Havasu, som forsyner San Diego og Los Angeles med vand. Dæmningen laver også hydroelektricitet.
Dæmningen er verdens dybeste, og går mere end 70 meter ned i flodbunden.

Parker Dam was built in the 1930's to dam up the Colorado River, forming Lake Havasu, which provides water for San Diego and Los Angeles. The dam also makes hydroelectricity.
The dam is the world's deepest, extending 235 feet below the river.

 

 

 

Ørkenen ved Parker Dæmningen.

The desert around Parker Dam.

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