Colorado River too much of the lower basin allotment; in 1944 a compromise was reached in which Arizona would get a firm allocation of , but only if California's allocation was prioritized during drought years. These and nine other decisions, compacts, federal acts and agreements made between 1922 and 1973 form what is now known as the Law of the River. On September 30, 1935, the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) completed Hoover Dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River. Behind the dam rose Lake Mead, the largest artificial lake in the U.S., capable of holding more than two
Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area is a public recreation area located in the Lower Colorado River Valley within the city of limits of Laughlin in southern Clark County, Nevada. The park is located directly across the Colorado River from Bullhead City, Arizona, and is approximately downstream of the Davis Dam. The park has two miles of shoreline and riparian areas. The majority of its consists of canyons and washes. The Fort Mohave Land Act of 1960 saw the transfer of of federal land in the Laughlin Big Bend area