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Basin Population by County ~~~ <br />14,000 <br />12,000 <br />10,000 <br />~ 8,000 <br />0 <br />.~ <br />~ <br />a <br />0 <br />a 6,000 <br />4,000 <br />2,000 <br />0 <br />Compact Requirements: ~4~ <br />Colorado has the right to the beneficial use of 54,100 acre feet of water from the Republican Basin, plus <br />the entire supply of Frenchman Creek and Red Willow Creek in Colorado. A breakdown of amounts from <br />the major rivers in the Basin is as follows: <br />North Fork of the Republican River 10,000 AF Arikaree River 15,400 AF <br />South Fork of the Republican River 25,400 AF Beaver Creek 3,300 AF <br />References <br />1. Colorado Water Development Study, Colorado Farm Bureau, 1997 <br />2. Preliminarv Population Projections, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, 2001 <br />3. Cumulative Yearly Statistics, Colorado Division of Water Resources, 2000 <br />4. Interstate Compacts, U.S. Supreme Court Decrees and International Treaties Affectin~ Coloradds Use of Water, Colorado Water Conserva- <br />tion Board, 1995 <br />5. Colorado Agricultural Census, National Agricultural Statistics Service, 1997 <br />6. Colorado Basin Outlook Report, Natural Resource Conservation Service, June 1, 2001 <br />7. Estimated Water Use in the United States, USGS, 1980, 1990, 1995 <br />For more information on this basin please ~isit http://cwcb.state.co.us <br />Cheyenne KitCarson Lincoln Washington Yuma Logan Phillips Sedgwick <br />County <br />