All American Waterways

Japanese: オール・アメリカン水路 - おーるあめりかんすいろ
All American Waterways

…The first irrigation works were completed in 1902, but three years later the Colorado River flooded and the Salton Sea was formed to the north. With the completion of Imperial Dam (1938) and the All-American Waterway (1940), irrigation progressed rapidly, and the area became a fertile agricultural region producing a variety of agricultural products on 2,000 km2 of cultivated land. Many residents are of Mexican descent. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "All-American Waterway" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1902年に最初の灌漑事業が完成したが,3年後にコロラド川が氾濫して北側にソールトン海が形成された。インペリアル・ダム(1938)とオール・アメリカン水路(1940)の完成によって急速に灌漑化が進み,2000km2の耕作地に多様な農産物を産する肥沃な農業地帯となった。メキシコ系住民が多く住む。…

※「オール・アメリカン水路」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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