Agreement
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2007 Interim Guidelines for Colorado River Operations +
, Colorado River Compact +
, 1948 Upper Colorado River Basin Compact +
, 1956 Colorado River Storage Project Act +
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Area
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637,137 km² (245,998.596 mi²) +
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Climate
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Arid/desert (Köppen B-type) +
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Geolocation
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36° 7' 52.0741", -114° 26' 27.9499"Latitude: 36.1311317 Longitude: -114.4410972 +
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Issue
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Low reservoir elevations caused by drought threaten water allocations. How can States prepare for low-elevation reservoir conditions? +
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Key Question
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What mechanisms beyond simple allocation can be incorporated into transboundary water agreements to add value and facilitate resolution? +
, What kinds of water treaties or agreements between countries can provide sufficient structure and stability to ensure enforceability but also be flexible and adaptable given future uncertainties? +
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Land Use
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agricultural- cropland and pasture +
, conservation lands +
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NSPD
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Water Quantity +
, Governance +
, Assets +
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Population
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17,000,000 million +
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Riparian
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Arizona (U.S.) +
, California (U.S.) +
, Colorado (U.S.) +
, Nevada (U.S.) +
, New Mexico (U.S.) +
, Utah (U.S.) +
, Wyoming (U.S.) +
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Stakeholder Type
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Federated state/territorial/provincial government +
, Non-legislative governmental agency +
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Water Feature
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Colorado Basin +
, Colorado River +
, Lake Mead +
, Lake Powell +
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Water Project
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Glen Canyon Dam +
, Hoover Dam +
, Colorado River Storage Project +
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Water Use
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Agriculture or Irrigation +
, Domestic/Urban Supply +
, Hydropower Generation +
, Recreation or Tourism +
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Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Colorado River Basin Shortages and Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead +
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Pages with a map rendered by the Maps extension +
, Case Study +
, Pages with broken file links +
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Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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26 May 2017 22:36:58 +
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Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Colorado River Basin Shortages and Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead +
, Colorado River Basin Shortages and Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead +
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