More than half of Colorado River's water used to irrigate crops‚ assessment shows
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More than half of Colorado River's water used to irrigate crops‚ assessment shows

Irrigation for agriculture uses more than half of the Colorado River's total annual water flow‚ reports a paper published in Communications Earth &; Environment. This finding is part of a new comprehensive assessment of how the Colorado River's water is consumed—including both human usage and natural losses—and provides a more complete understanding of how the river's water is used along its over 2‚300 km (almost 1‚500-mile) length.