Upper Colorado River Basin Compact
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The Upper Colorado River Basin Compact is a 1948 interstate agreement among the upper basin U.S. states that allocates and governs their shares of Colorado River water under the broader Colorado River Compact framework.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Upper Colorado River Basin Compact canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8067998 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Upper Colorado River Basin Compact Context triple: [Colorado River Compact, relatedAgreement, Upper Colorado River Basin Compact]
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A.
Colorado River Compact
The Colorado River Compact is a 1922 interstate agreement that allocates the river’s water among the seven U.S. basin states, forming the legal foundation for managing the Colorado River in the American West.
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B.
Missouri River Basin Compact
The Missouri River Basin Compact is an interstate agreement that allocates and manages the use of water resources among the U.S. states within the Missouri River Basin.
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C.
Yellowstone River Compact
The Yellowstone River Compact is an interstate agreement among U.S. states that allocates and manages the waters of the Yellowstone River and its tributaries within the Missouri River Basin.
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D.
Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Compact
The Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Compact are the U.S. states in the upper portion of the Colorado River watershed—primarily Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and New Mexico—that share and manage the river’s water under the 1922 Colorado River Compact.
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E.
Lower Colorado Region of the Bureau of Reclamation
The Lower Colorado Region of the Bureau of Reclamation is a regional office of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation responsible for managing water and power resources along the lower Colorado River and its associated infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Upper Colorado River Basin Compact Target entity description: The Upper Colorado River Basin Compact is a 1948 interstate agreement among the upper basin U.S. states that allocates and governs their shares of Colorado River water under the broader Colorado River Compact framework.
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A.
Colorado River Compact
The Colorado River Compact is a 1922 interstate agreement that allocates the river’s water among the seven U.S. basin states, forming the legal foundation for managing the Colorado River in the American West.
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B.
Missouri River Basin Compact
The Missouri River Basin Compact is an interstate agreement that allocates and manages the use of water resources among the U.S. states within the Missouri River Basin.
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C.
Yellowstone River Compact
The Yellowstone River Compact is an interstate agreement among U.S. states that allocates and manages the waters of the Yellowstone River and its tributaries within the Missouri River Basin.
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D.
Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Compact
The Upper Basin states of the Colorado River Compact are the U.S. states in the upper portion of the Colorado River watershed—primarily Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, and New Mexico—that share and manage the river’s water under the 1922 Colorado River Compact.
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E.
Lower Colorado Region of the Bureau of Reclamation
The Lower Colorado Region of the Bureau of Reclamation is a regional office of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation responsible for managing water and power resources along the lower Colorado River and its associated infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interstate compact
ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ water allocation agreement ⓘ |
| administrativeBody | Upper Colorado River Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allocates | water among Upper Basin states by percentage of available supply ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Upper Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basin | Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentOf | Law of the River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1948-10-11 ⓘ |
| establishes | Upper Colorado River Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
environmental law
ⓘ
interstate relations ⓘ water law ⓘ |
| fullName | Upper Colorado River Basin Compact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope | portions of Colorado River Basin above Lee Ferry ⓘ |
| governs | allocation of Colorado River water among upper basin states ⓘ |
| implements | Colorado River Compact in the Upper Basin ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| obligation | Upper Basin obligation to deliver water at Lee Ferry under the Colorado River Compact ⓘ |
| party |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Santa Fe, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to equitably divide and apportion the use of waters of the Colorado River System in the Upper Basin
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to provide for the integrated use and control of the Colorado River System in the Upper Basin ⓘ |
| region | American West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Colorado River Compact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
consent of the United States Congress
ⓘ
ratification by each party state ⓘ |
| shortName | Upper Basin Compact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatoryState |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
apportionment of surface water
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interstate water rights ⓘ river basin management ⓘ |
| upperBasinState |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
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Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearSigned | 1948 ⓘ |
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Subject: Upper Colorado River Basin Compact Description of subject: The Upper Colorado River Basin Compact is a 1948 interstate agreement among the upper basin U.S. states that allocates and governs their shares of Colorado River water under the broader Colorado River Compact framework.
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