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Inter - vs. Intra - Basin <br />Compacts <br />For the Yampa/White Basin Roundtable <br />Eric Kuhn <br />General Manager, CRWCD <br />April 19, 2006 <br />www.crwcd.org <br />Overview of the <br />1922 Colorado River Compact <br />Interbasin Compact divides the Colorado River, <br />• <br />including all tributaries, into an Upper and Lower <br />Basin. <br />The boundary between the two basins is Lee <br />• <br />Ferry, Arizona <br />The Lower Division states are Nevada, California <br />• <br />and Arizona. <br />The Upper Division states are Wyoming, <br />• <br />Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. <br />Arizona, Utah and New Mexico have lands within <br />• <br />both basins. <br />CO River Water Conservation District <br />www.crwcd.org 1 <br />