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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The Colorado River Compact divided the water of the Colorado River basin into two main regions, Upper and Lower, and entitled each party to a certain amount of water measured in millions of acre-feet. The states in the Upper Basin are Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, while the states in the Lower Basin are Arizona, California, and Nevada. Each party is guaranteed a fixed amount of water, but they can use additional water subject to certain conditions.

Which of the Following Is True Regarding the Colorado River