Navajo Indian Irrigation Project

The Navajo Indian Irrigation Project (NIIP) (Navajo: Dáʼákʼeh Ntsaa) is a large agricultural development located in the northwest corner of New Mexico. The NIIP is one of the largest Native American owned and operated agricultural businesses in the United States. This venture finds its origins in the 1930s when the federal government was looking for economic development for the Navajo Nation. The NIIP was approved in 1962 by Congress. The Bureau of Reclamation received the task of constructing this project.

Originally designed to provide jobs for Native American family farms the project has transformed into a large corporate entity.

Colorado River Storage Project Infrastructure
Dams
  • Glen Canyon Dam
  • Flaming Gorge Dam
  • Navajo Dam
  • Crystal Dam
  • Morrow Point Dam
  • Blue Mesa Dam
Reservoirs
  • Lake Powell
  • Flaming Gorge Reservoir
  • Navajo Lake
  • Crystal Reservoir
  • Morrow Point Reservoir
  • Blue Mesa Reservoir
Water resources projects
  • Bostwick Park Project
  • Central Utah Project
  • Dallas Creek Project
  • Dolores Project
  • Eden Project
  • Emery County Project
  • Florida Project
  • Hammond Project
  • Lyman Project
  • Navajo Indian Irrigation Project
  • Paonia Project
  • Pine River Project
  • San Juan-Chama Project
  • Seedskadee Project
  • Silt Project
  • Smith Fork Project
Rivers
  • Colorado River
  • Green River
  • Gunnison River
  • San Juan River

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