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Boulder Canyon

American  

noun

  1. a canyon of the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada, above Boulder Dam.


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Utz Brands, for example, offers its Boulder Canyon line of salty snacks made with avocado oil or olive oil rather than traditional seed oils.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026

The court limited California to the 4.4 million acre-feet written into the Boulder Canyon Project Act, which had authorized the building of Hoover Dam, and guaranteed Arizona 2.8 million acre-feet a year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2023

Boulder Canyon Foods is introducing four types of frozen riced vegetables — sweet potato, carrot, cauliflower, and broccoli — each available plain or seasoned, in flavors such as caramelized onion or cilantro lime.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2016

Its walls stretch 1,200 feet across the Boulder Canyon, are 726 feet high and 660 feet thick.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 16, 2015

Legislation is desirable for the construction of a dam at Boulder Canyon on the Colorado River, primarily as a method of flood control and irrigation.

From State of the Union Address by Calvin Coolidge

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