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The Rio Grande Compact is an interstate compact signed in 1938 in the United States between the states of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, and approved by the United States Congress, to equitably apportion the waters of the Rio Grande Basin.

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Rio Grande Compact

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The Rio Grande Compact is an interstate compact signed in 1938 in the United States between the states of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, and approved...

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Rio Grande

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The Rio Grande (/ˌriːoʊ ˈɡrænd/ or /ˌriːoʊ ˈɡrɑːndeɪ/) in the United States or the Río Bravo (del Norte) in Mexico (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈri.o ˈβɾaβo...

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Pecos River

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(/ˈpeɪkəs/ PAY-kəs) (Spanish: Río Pecos) originates in north-central New Mexico and flows into Texas, emptying into the Rio Grande. Its headwaters are on the...

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Jemez Canyon Dam

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decrease aggradation in the Rio Grande channel and thereby maintain or improve channel conveyance for Rio Grande Compact deliveries." In October of 1984...

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Pajarito Plateau

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the Rio Grande valley about a mile (1.6 km) west of the river. The Rio Grande passes through White Rock Canyon to the southeast, and the Caja del Rio (Cerros...

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Cochiti Dam

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The Cochiti Dam is an earthen fill dam located on the Rio Grande in Sandoval County, New Mexico, approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of Albuquerque, New...

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International Boundary and Water Commission

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countries of the waters of the Rio Grande and of the Colorado River Regulation and conservation of the waters of the Rio Grande for their use by the two countries...

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Closed Basin Project

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(510 km2). Colorado uses the water as part of its contribution to the Rio Grande Compact of 1939, making more water available for irrigation in Colorado. It...

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El Vado Dam

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original on 2011-01-10. Retrieved 2011-01-03. Gould, Jaci (1999). "The Rio Grande Compact: It's the Law!" (PDF). Bureau of Reclamation. p. 3. Archived from...

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Richard Fenner Burges

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Butte irrigation project. He was also a special counsel for the Texas-Rio Grande Compact Commission and from 1935 to 1940, he was a special attorney for the...

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IMBEL MD97

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forces. MD97LC- compact, semi-automatic only version for use with domestic police forces.  Brazil Brazilian Army Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State...

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Frank Reckard

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2018-09-16. "Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado, No. 141 Original (Rio Grande Compact Litigation)" (PDF). U. S. Supreme Court. Retrieved 2018-08-14. "Tracy...

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Compact theory

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constitutional theory, compact theory is a rejected interpretation of the Constitution which asserts the United States was formed through a compact agreed upon by...

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Blanca Wetlands

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Rio Grande Compact Commission". U. S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation. Retrieved 2012-10-09. "The Closed Basin Project". Rio Grande Water...

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Rio

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Look up RIO, Rio, rio, or río in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, and Maltese word for "river". The term also exists...

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Operation Lone Star

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orders to push migrants back into the Rio Grande. Migrants have had a more difficult time crossing areas of the Rio Grande due to razor wire set up by OLS,...

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Lesser siren

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include a third subspecies, the Rio Grande lesser siren, S. i. texana, but researchers disagree whether the Rio Grande variety belongs as a lesser siren...

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Tape

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Burma, a river village in Homalin Township Tapes, Rio Grande do Sul, a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Seb Tape (born 1992), Australian rules...

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Ford Ranchero

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front fenders. A little-known and extremely rare offering in 1969 was the Rio Grande. Available on special order, this was essentially a GT in the so-called...

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Neusinha Brizola

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singer-songwriter. She was the daughter of the former governor of Rio Grande do Sul and Rio de Janeiro, Leonel Brizola, and niece of the former president...

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List of birds of Texas

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plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short thick necks, and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found...

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Heron Dam

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(PDF) on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2012-10-08. Gould, Jaci (1999). "The Rio Grande Compact: It's the Law!" (PDF). Bureau of Reclamation. Archived from the original...

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Colorado River Compact

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relating to the use of waters of the Colorado and Tijuana rivers and of the Rio Grande, signed February 3, 1944, and its supplementary protocol signed November...

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Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad

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Cumbres Pass and the Toltec Gorge. Originally part of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad's narrow-gauge network, the line has been jointly owned...

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Taurus PT92

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transferred the original Beretta machinery to its factory in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, using it to make its own pistol, which was a copy of the original...

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Fantastic War

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the so-called "Continente de São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul" – the present-day Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, where the Portuguese had only up to...

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