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<br />SOUTFI PLATTE RIVER COMPACT <br />ApnT ZT, 1923 <br />Signatory States: Coiorado and Nebraska <br />CoIorado Commissioner. State Engineer <br />Major Purposes: <br />1. Remove all causes of present aad future controvcrsy between the states and its eitizens <br />with respect co the South Platte River (Praaznble) <br />2 Promote incetstate comiry (Preamble) <br />Satieat Provisioas: <br />1. "Upper Section" means that portion of the South Platte in Colocado ugstream oE the wat <br />boundary aE Waslungton County. (Art. n <br />2"L.ower Section" mtans that portion of the South Platte between the west boundary of <br />wasbingwn Counry aad the staceUne. (Are. 1) . <br />3. "F1ow, of the river' means the measured flow at Julaburg plus the inIIow below that <br />staaon and above the diversion works oF the Western Irrigation District in Nebcaska. <br />4. 'rae waters of Lodgepote Creek are dividcd at a point two mfles north oF the stateliae. <br />Nebrastca is eatided to exclusive use above the division poiat, and Colorade has exclusive <br />use oE alI wacers beIow the divisioa poinL (Art. IIn <br />5. Colorado has the right to fuli and uniaterrupted use of ail the waters in the 'L.ower <br />Section' during the period of October iSth to Apn1 lst, eaccept that shou[d Nebraslca <br />coastnict the Souch Divide Caaal with a heading near Ovid, Colocado, then that canal wil1 <br />bear an appropciatioa dace of December 17, 1921, and Colorado shall have full use of the <br />waters ia the 'Lawer Scctioa' plus 35,000 AF Iess the amouat diverted bq the South <br />Divide Caaal uader its approgciation date duriag the period October lSth to April lsL <br />(Art. IV and Vn <br />6. Betwcen Apdt lst and October IStti Colorado shait not pemnit div+ersioas 6rom the 'Lower <br />Section' by Coiorado apQropriators whose decrea are junior to Juns 14, 1897, on anY day <br />whea the intemtate statioa shows a mean tZow Iess than 120 cfs. (Art. IV} <br />7. Berause of climatic candioioas, minor ir,reguiarities in the delivery oE a?ata shall be <br />disregarded. Hawcver, if a deficieary ia delivery shoutd result from meglax oa the part of <br />: -: -- Coiorado, the debcaeac7t:3hait be made up within'72 hours.: (Art. M: . ' <br />- : <br />? Colorado waives aay objection it may have co the diversion of watc=s ia Colocadofor use rs in Ncbrastca through the Peterson Canal or otltcr canals in the Julesburg Irrigadon <br />District. (Art V) <br />9. The Compact may be mod,ifitd or termiaaced by mectual caostet of the sigaaoocy states <br />(Art- X) <br />6