South Platte River Compact

• File Number: 8461.350
• Description: Legislation
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 4/27/1923
• Author: CO and NE
• Title: South Platte River Compact
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Compact

37-65-101. South Platte River compact.
The General Assembly hereby approves the compact, designated as the "South Platte
River Compact", between the states of Colorado and Nebraska, signed at the City of
Lincoln, State of Nebraska, on the 27th day of April, A.D. 1923, by Delph E. Carpenter
as the Commissioner for the State of Colorado, under authority of Chapter 243, Session
Laws of Colorado, 1921, and Chapter 190, Session Laws of Colorado, 1923, and by
RoUert H. Willis as the Commissioner for the State of Nebraska, thereunto duly
authorized, which said compact is as follows:
South Platte River Compact Between
The States Of
Colorado And Nebraska
The State of Colorado and the State of Nebraska, desiring to remove all causes of
present and future controversy between said States, and between citizens of one against
citizens of the other, with respect to the waters of the South Platte River, and being
moved by considerations of interstate comity, have resolved to conclude a compact for
tllese puiposes and, through their respective Governors, have named as their
commissioners:
Delph E. Carpenter, for the State of Colorado; and Robert H. Willis, for the State of
NeUraska; who have agreed upon the following articles:
Article I
In this compact:
1. The State of Colorado and the State of Nebraska are designated, respectively, as
"Colorado" and "Nebraska".
2. The provisions hereof respecting each signatory State, shall include and bind its
citizens and corporations and all others engaged or interested in the diversion and use of
the waters of the South Platte River in that State.
3. The term "Upper Section" means that part of the South Platte River in the State of
Colorado above and westerly from the west boundary of Washington County, Colorado.
4. The tei-m °Lower Section° means that part of the South Platte River in the State of
Colorado between the west boundary of Washington County and the intersection of said
i-iver wit11 the boundary line common to the signatory States.
5. The ternl "Interstate Station" means that streams gauging station described in
Article II.
6. The tern7 "flow of the river" at the Interstate Station means the measured flow of
the river at said station plus all increment to said flow entering the river between the
Inteistate Station and the diversion works of the Western In-igation District in Nebraska.