The Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado River Basin Water Supply study of 2012 predicts that the water demand in 2060 will exceed water supply by roughly 3.2 million acre-feet. A crazy idea is to move Mississippi River water to Colorado, from Natchez to Phoenix, about 2000 km direct but following the l-20 and l-10 routes, 1300 miles. The water would go from 217 feet of elevation at Natchez to 1086 feet of elevation at Phoenix, but the highest elevation would be 5000 feet near Tucson. Estimate the power required to pump the 3.2 million acre-feet (3.95 billion m³) of water per year, 125 m2/sec, to Phoenix, using an elevation change of 4800 feet.

The Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado River Basin Water Supply study of 2012 predicts that the water demand in 2060 will exceed water supply by roughly 3.2 million acre-feet. A crazy idea is to move Mississippi River water to Colorado, from Natchez to Phoenix, about 2000 km direct but following the l-20 and l-10 routes, 1300 miles. The water would go from 217 feet of elevation at Natchez to 1086 feet of elevation at Phoenix, but the highest elevation would be 5000 feet near Tucson. Estimate the power required to pump the 3.2 million acre-feet (3.95 billion m³) of water per year, 125 m2/sec, to Phoenix, using an elevation change of 4800 feet.

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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