Which of the Following Is True Regarding the Colorado River

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding the Colorado River?

• A) Average flows today are roughly the same as when the Colorado River Compact was signed.
• B) John Wesley Powell was a strong advocate for the current policy of river management.
• C) Each party to the Colorado River Compact is entitled to an absolute amount of water, measured in millions of acre feet.
• D) California has used only its alloted share of water from the Colorado River.

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