Legal Opinion
Kansas v. Colorado
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 7, 2004No. 105 ORIGPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
We again consider a long-running water dispute between Colorado and Kansas. The water is that of the Arkansas River, once proudly called the “Nile of America.” The river originates high in the Rocky Mountains. It runs eastward' through Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, before joining the Mississippi near the town of Arkansas Post. For decades, Kansas and Colorado disagreed about the division of its upper waters. See Kansas v. Colorado, 206 U. S. 46 (1907); Colorado v. Kansas, 320 U. S. 383 (1943). In 1949, they entered into an interstate compact. See Arkansas River Compact (Compact),…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Texas v. New MexicoSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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