Test Your Knowledge on Colorado's Transbasin Diversions

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1.
What court case cemented the Doctrine of Prior Appropriation in Colorado?
- A.
  A. Coffin v. Left Hand
- B.
  B. Colorado v. Left Hand
- C.
  C. Colorado v. Clear Creek
- D.
  D. Clark v. Clear Creek
2.
What is the name of Colorado's first transbasin diversion?
- A.
  A. Deadman Ditch
- B.
  B. Ewing Ditch
- C.
  C. Twin Lakes Tunnel
- D.
  D. Stillwater Ditch
3.
The Roberts Tunnel moves water from the ________ River to the South Platte Basin.
- A.
  A. Red
- B.
  B. Blue
- C.
  C. Green
- D.
  D. White
4.
Around 80% of Colorado's water falls on the _____ slope of the divide.
- A.
  A. East
- B.
  B. South
- C.
  C. North
- D.
  D. West
5.
All of the West Slope's rivers are tributaries of the ___________ basin.
- A.
  A. South Platte River
- B.
  B. Arkansas River
- C.
  C. Colorado River
- D.
  D. Rio Grande River
6.
What is the name of the water management agreement between Denver and 17 West Slope signatories?
- A.
  A. Colorado River Cooperative Agreement
- B.
  B. The Delaney Resolution
- C.
  C. Windy Gap Settlement Agreement
- D.
  D. Water Conservancy Act
7.
Transbasin diversions work by __________ the flow of water from its primary natural course and diverting it from one river basin to another.
- A.
  A. reusing
- B.
  B. interrupting
- C.
  C. buffering
- D.
  D. filtering
8.
What Colorado doctrine allocates water on a first-come, first-served basis within the state?
- A.
  A. Prior Appropriation Doctrine
- B.
  B. Equal Protection Doctrine
- C.
  C. Western Resource Doctrine
- D.
  D. Equal Allocation Doctrine
9.
The _____________ allows for the organization of water conservancy districts anywhere in the state.
- A.
  A. Water Use Act
- B.
  B. Water Allocation Act
- C.
  C. Water Heritage Act
- D.
  D. Water Conservancy Act
10.
The ______________ is in charge of protecting and developing the West Slope's water.
- A.
  A. Rocky Mountain River District
- B.
  B. Arkansas River District
- C.
  C. Colorado River District
- D.
  D. San Juan River District

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