Colorado River

The 100-Year Old Miscalculation that Drained the Colorado River

The Colorado River Compact is based in an egregious exaggeration of how much water flows through the river—and how much downstream farms and cities have been entitled to use. 

How A Historical Blunder Helped Create The Water Crisis In The West

In 1922, seven Western states drew up an agreement on how to divide the waters of the Colorado River. But there was one big problem with the plan: They overestimated how much water the river could provide.