WSPC00686

• File Number: 8200.400.30.C
• Description: La Plata River Compact
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 3/11/1920
• Author: R. I. Meeker
• Title: Report on La Plata River Interstate Situation
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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