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<br />nO.llln <br /> <br />SOUTH PLATrE RIVER COMPACT <br />April 27, 1923 <br /> <br />Signatory States: <br /> <br />Colorado and Nebraska <br /> <br />Colorado Commissioner: State Engineer <br /> <br />Major Purposes: <br /> <br />1. Remove all causes of present and future controversy between the states and its citizens <br />with respect to the South Platte River (Preamble) <br />2. Promote interstate comity (preamble) <br /> <br />Salient Provisions: <br /> <br />1. -Upper Section" means that portion of the South Platte in Colorado upstream of the west <br />boundary of Washington County. (Art. l) <br />2. "Lower Section. means that portion of the South Platte between the west boundary of <br />Washington County and the statelinc. (Art. 1) <br />3. "Flow of the river" means the measured flow at Julesburg plus the inflow below that <br />station and above the diversion works of the Western Irrigation District in Nebraska. <br />(Art. I) <br />4. The waters of Lodgepole Creek are divided at a point two miles north of the statelinc. <br />Nebraska is entitled to exclusive use above the division point, and Colorado has exclusive <br />use of all waters below the division point (Art. ill) <br />S. Colorado has the right to full and uninterrupted use of all the waters in the -Lower <br />Section- during the period of October 15th to April 1st. except that should Nebraska <br />construct the South Divide Canal with a heading near Ovid, Colorado, then that canal will <br />bear an appropriation date of December 17, 1921, and Colorado shall have full use of the <br />waters in the "Lower Section" plus 35,000 AF less the amount diverted by the South <br />Divide Canal under its appropriation date during the period October 15th to April 1st <br />(Art. IV and VI) <br />6. Between April 1st and October 15th Colorado shall not pennit diversions from the -Lower <br />Section- by Colorado appropriators whose decrees are junior to June 14, 1897, on any day <br />when the interstate station shows a mean flow less than 120 cfs. (Art. IV) <br />7. Because of climatic conditions, minor irregularities in the delivery of water shall be <br />disregarded. However, if a deficiency in delivery should result from neglect on the part of <br />.-- --.-CoI d ..L."""r.....~lhanbe-.d .\In ......-,., h _.(Art:.IV)_.~~'_.~--~"'~~_._-- <br />:::=;;:.,'....,._~.. '-'"., ora o. u.:o;;~~. _ _......... ~. t' ~~". _ours.:::..~""--------:;:;;.;.:,""""."-;,,,,.,,,,,,~: <br />._""-:..-';~--~. R Colorado waiVeS....anyobjection-it.m'ay have tlJ-iIi-e-diversioii"of waters'mCOI6iad;'for~wl""""~'~- -l".~.'" <br />in Nebraska through the Peterson Canal or other canals in the Julesburg Irrigation <br />District. (Art. V) <br />9. The Compact may be modified or terminated by mutual consent of the signatory states. <br />(Art. X) <br /> <br />6 <br />