Upper Colorado River Basin

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Upper_Colorado_River_Basin
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geographical region
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Upper_Colorado_River_Commission
gptkbp:area about 110,000 square miles
gptkbp:compactSignatory gptkb:Arizona
gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkb:Utah
gptkb:Wyoming
United States (for federal lands and Indian reservations)
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:Colorado_River_Compact
gptkbp:downstreamOf gptkb:Lower_Colorado_River_Basin
gptkbp:drainedBy gptkb:Colorado_River
gptkbp:headwatersLocatedIn gptkb:Rocky_Mountains
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Upper Colorado River Basin
gptkbp:importantFor irrigation
recreation
endangered species habitat
gptkbp:includesState gptkb:Colorado
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkb:Utah
gptkb:Wyoming
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Green_River
gptkb:Gunnison_River
gptkb:San_Juan_River
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Denver
gptkb:Salt_Lake_City
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Flaming_Gorge_Reservoir
gptkb:Blue_Mesa_Reservoir
Lake Powell
gptkbp:subject gptkb:dam
water rights disputes
gptkbp:waterSource agriculture
hydroelectric power
municipal use
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Colorado_River_Storage_Project
gptkb:Lower_Colorado_River_Basin
gptkb:Lower_Colorado_River_system
gptkb:Upper_Colorado_River_Basin_Compact_(1948)
gptkb:Curecanti_National_Recreation_Area
gptkb:Upper_Colorado_River
gptkb:Colorado_River_region
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7