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<br />REPUBLICAN RIVER COMPACT <br /> <br />· Compact between Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska <br />signed December 31, 1942 <br /> <br />· Republican River Basin: 24,900 square miles (7,700 <br />square miles in Colorado) <br /> <br />· Impetus for Compact - equitable apportionment of <br />Republican River waters. Construction of federal <br />storage projects for irrigation development & the <br />aftermath of 1935 flood <br /> <br />· Colorado total allocation: 54,100 acre-feet per year <br />· Compact adjusts for variable water supply <br />