WSP01206

• File Number: 8200.300l49.B
• Description: Upper Colorado River Compact
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 10/11/1948
• Author: UCRB States
• Title: Upper Colorado River Compact
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

AR TICLE XI1
Subject to the rovision.s of thiJ Compact, the consumptive use

of tile waters of Henry's For.k, a tribut!ary of Green River originating

in the State of Utah and flowing into th~ State of Wyoming and thence
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into the Green River in the State of Utj..h; Beaver Creek, .originatmg in
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the State of Utah and flowing into Henr'Y's Fork in the State of Wyoming;

Burnt Fork, a tributary of Henry's Fo k, originating in the State of Utah
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and flowing into Henry's Fork in the *ate of Wyoming; Birch Creek, a
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ciples and procedures:

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(a) Waters used under right

existing prior to the signing of

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tributary of Henry's Fork originating/in the State of Utah and flowing

into Henry's Fork in the State of Wyo ing; and Sheep Creek, a trib-

utary of Green River in the State of tah, and their tributaries, are

hereby apportioned between the State~ of Utah and Wyoming in such
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quantities as will result from the app~ication of the following prin-
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this Compact.

Waters diverted from Henry1s Fork. Beaver Creek, Burnt

Fork, Birch Creek and their. tributa!ies. shall be administered without

regard to the state line on the basis of an interstate priority schedule

to be prepared by the States affecte1 and approved by the Commission
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in conformity with the actual priori' y of right of use. the water re-

quirements of the land irrigated an the acreage irrigated in connection

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therewith.

(b) Waters used under rig~ts from Henry's Fork, Beaver
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Creek. Burnt Fork. Birch Creek a d their tributaries, initiated after