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Timeline of key Colorado River water use events

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— Nov. 24, 1922: Signing of the Colorado River Compact. "The Law of the River" outlines the rights of northern and southern basins to each use 7. 5 million acre feet of water a year. An acre-foot is about enough to serve two homes annually. — 1928: Boulder Canyon Project Act: Ratifies 1922 compact, authorizes construction of Hoover Dam and lower basin irrigation facilities. California apportioned 4. 4 million acre-feet of water a year; Arizona, 2. 8 million acre-feet; Nevada 300,000 acre-feet. — Sept. 30, 1935: Boulder Dam dedication. Later renamed Hoover Dam — Feb. 3, 1944: Treaty for the Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande: U.S. commits 1. 5 million acre-feet of Colorado River water annually to Mexico. — 1948: Upper Colorado River Basin Compact: Apportions 7. 5 million acre-feet of upper basin water a year. Colorado gets 51.

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Glen Canyon

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Tijuana Rivers

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