instance_of scofield reservoir
Idaho is a ___MASK47___ in the northwestern region of the United States . It borders the ___MASK47___ of Montana to the east and northeast , Wyoming to the east , Nevada and Utah to the south , and Washington and Oregon to the west . To the north , it shares a small portion of the Canadian ___MASK69___ with the ___MASK23___ of British Columbia . With a population of around ___MASK4___ . 7 million people and an area of , Idaho is the 14th largest and 39th most populous of the 50 states . The ___MASK47___ ' s capital and largest city is Boise . Colorado is a ___MASK47___ in the United States encompassing most of the Southern Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado ___MASK43___ and the western edge of the Great Plains . Colorado is part of the Western United States , the Southwestern United States , and the Mountain States . Colorado is the 8th most extensive and the 22nd most populous of the 50 United States . The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Colorado was 5 , 456 , 574 on July ___MASK4___ , 2015 , an increase of 8 . 50 % since the 2010 United States Census . Scofield ___MASK12___ is a 2 , 815 - acre ( 11 . 39 km2 ) ___MASK12___ in Carbon ___MASK92___ , Utah , United States . Located on the Price River , a tributary of the Green River , Scofield ___MASK12___ is adjacent to northernmost boundary of the Manti - La Sal National Forest . The ___MASK12___ sits at an elevation of 7 , 618 feet ( 2 , 322 m ) , on the northern edge of the Wasatch ___MASK43___ . Utah State Route 96 runs along the western shoreline . After initial attempts to complete a permanent ___MASK75___ on the Price River , the Scofield Project was initiated by the US Bureau of Reclamation . The Scofield Project eventually irrigated area lands originally to be served by Mammoth ___MASK75___ , and later by the defunct Gooseberry Project . The present day ___MASK75___ was completed in 1946 . Besides providing flood protection due to variable stream flow , the ___MASK12___ is an important source of ___MASK9___ for municipal and industrial sources . It is also a popular fishing and outdoor recreation spot for nearby communities . Wyoming is a ___MASK47___ in the ___MASK64___ region of the western United States . The ___MASK47___ is the tenth largest by area , the least populous and the second least densely populated ___MASK47___ in the country . Wyoming is bordered on the north by Montana , on the east by South Dakota and Nebraska , on the south by Colorado , on the southwest by Utah , and on the west by Idaho . Cheyenne is the ___MASK96___ and the most populous city in Wyoming , with a population estimate of 63 , 335 in 2015 . The ___MASK47___ population was estimated at 586 , 107 in 2015 , which is less than the population of 31 of the largest U . S . cities . Utah ( or ) is a ___MASK47___ in the western United States . It became the 45th ___MASK47___ admitted to the U . S . on ___MASK73___ 4 , 1896 . Utah is the 13th - largest by area , 31st - most - populous , and 10th - least - densely populated of the 50 United States . Utah has a ___MASK44___ of more than 3 million ( ___MASK87___ estimate for July ___MASK4___ , 2016 ), approximately 80 % of whom live along the Wasatch ___MASK46___ , centering on the ___MASK47___ capital Salt ___MASK78___ City . Utah is bordered by Colorado to the east , Wyoming to the northeast , Idaho to the north , Arizona to the south , and Nevada to the west . It also touches a corner of New Mexico in the southeast . New Mexico is a ___MASK47___ located in the southwestern region of the United States of America . It was admitted to the union as the 47th ___MASK47___ on ___MASK73___ 6 , 1912 . It is usually considered one of the ___MASK64___ States . New Mexico is fifth by area , the 36th - most populous , and the sixth - least densely populated of the 50 United States . Retaining walls are structures designed to restrain ___MASK85___ to a slope that it would not naturally keep to ( typically a steep , near - vertical or vertical slope ). They are used to bound soils between two different elevations often in areas of ___MASK27___ possessing undesirable slopes or in areas where the landscape needs to be shaped severely and engineered for more specific purposes like hillside farming or roadway overpasses . ___MASK89___ ___MASK78___ City , often shortened to ___MASK89___ ___MASK78___ or SLC , is the capital and the most populous municipality of the U . S . state of Utah . With an estimated population of 190 , 884 in 2014 , the city lies at the core of the ___MASK89___ ___MASK78___ City metropolitan area , which has a total population of 1 , 153 , 340 ( 2014 estimate ). ___MASK89___ ___MASK78___ City is further situated within a larger metropolis known as the ___MASK89___ ___MASK78___ City - Ogden - Provo Combined Statistical Area . This region is a corridor of contiguous urban and suburban development stretched along an approximately segment of the Wasatch Front , comprising a total population of 2 , 423 , 912 . It is one of only two major urban areas in the Great Basin ( the other is Reno , Nevada ), and the largest in the Intermountain West . Nevada ( Spanish for " snowy "; see pronunciations ) is a ___MASK47___ in the Western , ___MASK64___ West , and Southwestern regions of the United States of America . Nevada is the 7th most extensive , the 34th most populous , and the 9th least densely populated of the 50 United States . Nearly ___MASK72___ - quarters of Nevada ' s ___MASK31___ live in Clark County , which contains the Las Vegas  Paradise metropolitan area where ___MASK72___ of the ___MASK47___ ' s four largest incorporated cities are located . Nevada ' s ___MASK96___ is Carson City . Nevada is officially known as the " Silver State " because of the importance of silver to its ___MASK86___ and economy . It is also known as the " Battle Born State ", because it achieved statehood during the Civil War ( the words " Battle Born " also appear on the ___MASK47___ ___MASK99___ ); as the " Sage - brush State ", for the native plant of the same name ; and as the " Sage - hen State ". Nevada borders Oregon to the northwest , Idaho to the northeast , California to the west , Arizona to the southeast and Utah to the east . The Wasatch ___MASK46___ is a metropolitan region in the north - central part of the U . S . state of Utah . It consists of a chain of contiguous cities and towns stretched along the Wasatch Range from approximately Nephi in the south to Brigham City in the north . Roughly 80 % of Utah ' s population resides in this region , which contains the major cities of Salt ___MASK78___ City , Provo , West Valley City , West Jordan , Layton , and Ogden . A ___MASK12___ ( etymology : from French " réservoir " a " storehouse " ) is a storage space for fluids . These fluids ___MASK95___ be ___MASK9___ , hydrocarbons or gas . A ___MASK12___ usually means an enlarged natural or artificial ___MASK78___ , storage pond or impoundment created using a dam or lock to store ___MASK9___ . Reservoirs can be created by controlling a stream that drains an existing body of ___MASK9___ . They can also be constructed in river valleys using a dam . Alternately , a ___MASK12___ can be built by excavating flat ground and / or constructing retaining walls and levees . Etymology is the ___MASK49___ of the ___MASK86___ of words , their origins , and how their form and meaning have changed over time . By extension , the term " the etymology ( of a word )" means the origin of the particular word . A ___MASK75___ is a barrier that impounds ___MASK9___ or underground streams . Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide ___MASK9___ for activities such as irrigation , human consumption , industrial use , aquaculture , and navigability . Hydropower is often used in conjunction with dams to generate electricity . A ___MASK75___ can also be used to collect ___MASK9___ or for storage of ___MASK9___ which can be evenly distributed between locations . Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining ___MASK9___ , while other structures such as floodgates or levees ( also known as dikes ) are used to manage or prevent ___MASK9___ flow into specific land regions . Arizona ( O ' odham : " Al onak " [ ai onak ]) is a ___MASK47___ in the southwestern region of the United States . It is also ___MASK15___ of the Western United States and the Mountain West states . It is the sixth largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states . Its ___MASK96___ and largest city is Phoenix . Arizona is one of the Four Corners states . It has borders with New Mexico , Utah , Nevada , California , and Mexico , and one point in common with the southwestern corner of Colorado . Arizona ' s border with Mexico is 389 miles ( 626 km ) long , on the northern border of the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California . Mexico (, modern Nahuatl ), officially the United Mexican States , is a federal ___MASK71___ in the southern half of North America . It is bordered to the north by the United States ; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean ; to the southeast by Guatemala , Belize , and the Caribbean ___MASK40___ ; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico . Covering almost two million square kilometers ( over 760 , 000 sq mi ), Mexico is the sixth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent nation in the world . With an estimated population of over 120 million , it is the eleventh most populous country and the most populous Spanish - speaking country in the world while being the second most populous country in Latin America . Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states and a federal district that is also its capital and most populous city . Other metropolises include Guadalajara , Monterrey , Puebla , Toluca , Tijuana and León . A ___MASK18___ ,, dike , dyke , embankment , floodbank or stopbank is an elongated naturally occurring ridge or artificially constructed fill or ___MASK2___ , which regulates water levels . It is usually earthen and often parallel to the ___MASK84___ of a river in its floodplain or along low - lying coastlines . The Western United States , commonly referred to as the American West , the Far West , or simply the West , traditionally refers to the ___MASK66___ comprising the westernmost states of the United States . Because European ___MASK3___ in the U . S . expanded westward after its founding , the meaning of the West has evolved over ___MASK33___ . Prior to about 1800 , the crest of the Appalachian Mountains was seen as the western frontier .