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Colorado River storage project
(Encyclopedia) Colorado River storage project, a multipurpose plan, undertaken by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in 1956, to control the flow of the upper Colorado and its tributaries and to aid in…Staten Island
(Encyclopedia) Staten Island (1990 pop. 378,977), 59 sq mi (160 sq km), SE N.Y., in New York Bay, SW of Manhattan, forming Richmond co. of New York state and the borough of Staten Island of New York…Queens
(Encyclopedia) Queens, borough of New York City (1990 pop. 1,951,598), land area c.109 sq mi (293 sq km), on the western portion of Long Island, SE N.Y., coextensive with Queens co.; settled by the…Rochester, cities, United States
(Encyclopedia) RochesterRochesterrŏchˈĕstər, –ĭstər [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 70,745), seat of Olmsted co., SE Minn.; inc. 1858. It is a farm trade center, and its industries include printing and…Rio Grande, river, United States and Mexico
(Encyclopedia) Rio GrandeRio Granderēˈō grănd, rēˈō gränˈdē [key], river, c.1,885 mi (3,000 km) long, rising in SW Colo. in the San Juan Mts. and flowing south through the middle of N.Mex., past…Long Island, island, United States
(Encyclopedia) Long Island (1990 pop. 6,861,454), 1,723 sq mi (4,463 sq km), 118 mi (190 km) long, and from 12 to 20 mi (19–32 km) wide, SE N.Y.; fourth largest island of the United States and the…Great Lakes, North America
(Encyclopedia) Great Lakes, group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, creating a natural border between the United States and Canada and forming the largest body of freshwater in the…National Heritage Areas
Name and location Total acreageCane River (La.)116,000Essex (Mass.)352,000National Historic AreaThe National Park SystemNational Recreation AreasNational Heritage Corridors
Name and location Total acreageBlackstone River Valley (Mass.-R.I.)400,000Delaware and Lehigh (Pa.)n.a.Erie Canalway (N.Y.)3,087,360Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.)n.a.Quinebaug and…National Parks in Texas
Top of Page Source: iStockTexas is the US's second-largest state by area (after Alaska). The Lone Star State is home to spectacular mountain ranges, colossal canyons, and vast deserts, as well as…Trending
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