Upper Basin
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The Upper Basin is the portion of the Colorado River Basin encompassing the river’s headwaters and upstream states that are allocated a collective share of the river’s water under U.S. interstate agreements.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
portion of Colorado River Basin
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Upper Colorado River Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allocatedCollectiveWaterShareUnder |
Colorado River Compact of 1922
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Colorado River Basin Compact of 1948 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedByState | Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMajorReservoir |
Blue Mesa Reservoir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flaming Gorge Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Navajo Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedByAgreement |
Colorado River Compact of 1922
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Colorado River Basin Compact of 1948 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facesIssue |
climate change impacts
ⓘ
drought ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ |
| governedBy | Law of the River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimateCharacteristic |
semi-arid
ⓘ
snowmelt-driven hydrology ⓘ |
| hasHeadwatersOf | Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalConcept | collective apportionment of Colorado River water ⓘ |
| hasMajorTributary |
Dolores River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Green River NERFINISHED ⓘ Gunnison River NERFINISHED ⓘ San Juan River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yampa River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObligationToDeliverWaterTo | Lower Basin ⓘ |
| includesState |
Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInRegion |
American West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySourceOfFlowFor | Colorado River mainstem ⓘ |
| sharesRiverWith | Lower Basin ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
federal reclamation law
ⓘ
interstate water compacts ⓘ |
| supportsSector |
environmental flows
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ municipal water supply ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| upstreamOf | Lake Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterRightsSystem | prior appropriation doctrine ⓘ |
| waterUseDominatedBy | agriculture ⓘ |
| waterUseIncludes |
hydropower generation
ⓘ
industrial use ⓘ municipal supply ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.