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Watershed Connections: Yuma
Quick facts about the Yuma water situation from the Blue Planet expedition.

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Expedition Blue Planet 2010
Wed, Aug 25 2010 at 1:08 PM

Related Topics:

Water Conservation, Blue Legacy
Yuma desert

Photo: © 2010 Blue Legacy - Ali Sanderson

Expedition Blue Planet logo1. Yuma is possibly the hottest city in the U.S. with temperatures in July regularly reaching 107 Fahrenheit (like today!).
 
2. Agriculture is the basis of most people’s lives with fruit, vegetables and livestock being the most common crops.
 
3. The surrounding Yuma desert is one of the harshest in the U.S. with only eight inches of rain annually.
 
4. Most of the water used here for irrigation and drinking comes from the Colorado River.
 
—Text by Jocelyn Pederick, Expedition Blog
 
More from the Expedition:
• Yuma, Arizona's very hot, very irrigated and very productive agriculture

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