South Platte
Americannoun
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Way back in 1923, Colorado and Nebraska signed a treaty that governed the use of one segment of the South Platte River, which flows from the Colorado Rockies through Denver and into Nebraska.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2022
Plus, Colorado often exceeded its treaty obligations on the South Platte: From 1996 through 2015, the state delivered Nebraska almost 8 million more acre feet than it was required to deliver under the treaty.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2022
The South Platte meanders 380 miles from the Rocky Mountains through the Colorado town of Julesburg at the Nebraska line.
From Seattle Times ● May 18, 2022
The South Platte River flows northeast from Colorado’s fast-growing Front Range and into Nebraska, where it merges with the North Platte River to form the Platte River before crossing the rest of the state.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2022
The fauna of the South Platte includes Catostomus catostomus, Semotilus atromaculatus, Hybopsis biguttata, Hybognathus hankinsoni, Notropis cornutus frontalis, Etheostoma nigrum and E. exile--species rarely if ever found with H. gracilis.
From Geographic Variation in the North American Cyprinid Fish, Hybopsis gracilis by Cross, Frank B.
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