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Responding to Drought in the Colorado River

Basin: Federal and State Efforts



Updated   November 1,   2023

The Colorado River Basin (Figure 1) covers more than 246,000 square miles in seven U.S. states and
Mexico. Basin waters are governed by multiple documents, known collectively as the Law of the River.
The Colorado River Compact of 1922 established the framework to apportion water supplies between the
river's Upper and Lower Basins, with each basin allocated 7.5 million acre-feet (MAF) annually. The
Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) plays a prominent role in basin water management due to the many
federally authorized projects in the basin.


























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