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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colorado River Basin states | 1 |
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
ⓘ
flows to Lower Basin states ⓘ |
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