Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Compact
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The Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Compact are the U.S. states in the upper portion of the Colorado River watershed—primarily Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and New Mexico—that share and manage the river’s water under the 1922 Colorado River Compact.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colorado River Basin states | 1 |
| Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Compact canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6493170 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Compact Context triple: [Lake Powell, waterServes, Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Compact]
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A.
Colorado River Compact
The Colorado River Compact is a 1922 interstate agreement that allocates the river’s water among the seven U.S. basin states, forming the legal foundation for managing the Colorado River in the American West.
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B.
Missouri River Basin Compact
The Missouri River Basin Compact is an interstate agreement that allocates and manages the use of water resources among the U.S. states within the Missouri River Basin.
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C.
Lower Colorado Region of the Bureau of Reclamation
The Lower Colorado Region of the Bureau of Reclamation is a regional office of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation responsible for managing water and power resources along the lower Colorado River and its associated infrastructure.
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D.
Lower Colorado River water management system
The Lower Colorado River water management system is an integrated network of dams, reservoirs, canals, and related infrastructure that regulates river flow, supplies water and hydroelectric power, and supports agriculture and urban areas across the arid southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
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E.
Yellowstone River Compact
The Yellowstone River Compact is an interstate agreement among U.S. states that allocates and manages the waters of the Yellowstone River and its tributaries within the Missouri River Basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Compact Target entity description: The Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Compact are the U.S. states in the upper portion of the Colorado River watershed—primarily Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and New Mexico—that share and manage the river’s water under the 1922 Colorado River Compact.
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A.
Colorado River Compact
The Colorado River Compact is a 1922 interstate agreement that allocates the river’s water among the seven U.S. basin states, forming the legal foundation for managing the Colorado River in the American West.
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B.
Missouri River Basin Compact
The Missouri River Basin Compact is an interstate agreement that allocates and manages the use of water resources among the U.S. states within the Missouri River Basin.
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C.
Lower Colorado Region of the Bureau of Reclamation
The Lower Colorado Region of the Bureau of Reclamation is a regional office of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation responsible for managing water and power resources along the lower Colorado River and its associated infrastructure.
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D.
Lower Colorado River water management system
The Lower Colorado River water management system is an integrated network of dams, reservoirs, canals, and related infrastructure that regulates river flow, supplies water and hydroelectric power, and supports agriculture and urban areas across the arid southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
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E.
Yellowstone River Compact
The Yellowstone River Compact is an interstate agreement among U.S. states that allocates and manages the waters of the Yellowstone River and its tributaries within the Missouri River Basin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of U.S. states
ⓘ
party to interstate compact ⓘ |
| collectivelyAllocated | 7.5 million acre-feet per year of Colorado River water ⓘ |
| cooperateThrough | Upper Colorado River Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy | Upper Colorado River Commission for compact administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedIn | Colorado River Compact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedInYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Lower Basin states of the Colorado River Compact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Colorado River Compact apportionment provisions ⓘ |
| hasKeyMeasurementPoint | Lee Ferry, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalObligation | not to deplete the Colorado River flow below compact requirements at Lee Ferry ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrologicallyCharacterizedBy | snowmelt-dominated runoff ⓘ |
| includesMajorInfrastructure |
Blue Mesa Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado River Storage Project reservoirs NERFINISHED ⓘ Flaming Gorge Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Glen Canyon Dam (as Upper Basin storage facility) NERFINISHED ⓘ Navajo Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | climate variability and long-term aridification in the Colorado River Basin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | compact-defined collective of states ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Upper Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiatedBy |
representatives of Colorado
ⓘ
representatives of New Mexico ⓘ representatives of Utah ⓘ representatives of Wyoming ⓘ |
| obligatedToDeliver | 75 million acre-feet over any consecutive 10-year period at Lee Ferry ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyTo | 1922 Colorado River Compact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWaterUses |
agriculture
ⓘ
environmental and recreational flows ⓘ hydropower generation ⓘ municipal and industrial supply ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | managing Colorado River depletions in the Upper Basin ⓘ |
| sharesResource | Colorado River water ⓘ |
| sharesWatershed | upper portion of the Colorado River watershed ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Upper Colorado River Basin Compact of 1948
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
doctrine of prior appropriation (within each state) ⓘ interstate water law ⓘ periodic shortage and drought management negotiations ⓘ |
| upstreamOf | Lower Basin states of the Colorado River Compact ⓘ |
| waterUseAffects |
deliveries to Mexico under the 1944 U.S.–Mexico Water Treaty
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flows to Lower Basin states ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Compact Description of subject: The Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Compact are the U.S. states in the upper portion of the Colorado River watershed—primarily Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and New Mexico—that share and manage the river’s water under the 1922 Colorado River Compact.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Colorado River Basin states