Colorado River Basin Water Allocations, Demographics, and Legal Framework

1922

the first water deal got signed

1944

Mexico got their access to water

1963

native americans got their legal water rights

1990

water stoped flowing to the ocean

1911

the first dam was built

what 7 states dose the CR go thure

Nevada Utah Wyoming Colorado New Mexico Arizona California

what dose utah use there water for

save most of it

What does Colorado use their water for

mostly drinking/Municipal

What does New Mexico use it water for

mostly farming/agriculture

What does Wyoming use it water for

mostly farming/agriculture

What does Arizona use its water for

mostly farming/agriculture

What does Nevada use its water for

mostly municipal/Drinking

What does California use it for

mostly farming/agriculture

What does Mexico use it for

mostly farming/agriculture

How many tribes are there

34

How many dams are there

45

How much money do they get from the river

1.8 trillion

How many people were there originally

1 million

How many people are there now

37 million

How much water does it get

17 MAF

How much is everything combined MAF

77 MAF

How long is the river

1400