Arizona Water Resource Vol. 14 No. 4 (March-April 2006)

Depending upon the perspective, whether hydrological or legal, the mountains of Colorado and Wyoming or the Colorado River Compact might be considered the source of Colorado River water. Its physical flow originates in the mountains; the 1922 compact, however, is the legal source officials consult to determine basin's and states' allocation to Colorado River water.This item is part of the Water Resources Research Center collection. For more information, please contact the Center, (520) 621-9591 or see http://wrrc.arizona.edu