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The Rio Grande Compact Water Rights
The Rio Grande Compact is the agreement that was signed in 1939, that provides equal water from the Rio Grande for Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. Engineers studied the amount of water used by each state an developed a schedule of required delivery for Colorado and for New Mexico depending on the total yearly flow of the Rio Grande River. The engineers also developed a limit on the yearly amount of water Texas could use from the upper Rio Grande. The compact limits all three states' use of water from the Rio Grande to approximately what they were using in the 1920's. The compact requires Colorado to annually deliver a certain amount of water to the state line according to it's delivery schedules. The compact protects us and our water. Large cities downstream such as Albuquerque, El Paso, and Juarez are actively searching for more water. The compact offers a legal defense to the demands that Colorado sends more water to quench the ever-growing thirst of the downstream states.
Our Rio Grande I Movie
Animals found in the Rio Grande
Bull Snake
Are the largest in South Dakota, and one of the largest species found in America. They range from 48 to 72 inches. They eat rodents and need to stay cool in the summer and warm in the winter. They can't maintain their body temperature so they depend on the environment. They are active during the day. |
Garter Snake
The garter snake is a colubrid snake genus. This snake is common across North America, ranging from the Alaskan panhandle to Central America. This snake is the state snake of Massachusetts. |
New Mexico Whiptail
New Mexico's state reptile. A small reptile usually found in the Rio Grande. They are constantly in motion. They run on their hind legs so they look like a mini dinosaur. |
Western Chorus Frog
This frog sits on floating plants at night. It sings with friends. When danger approaches it disappears into the water. It eats insects. It's striped body helps it hide from predators. Fish eat it's young. In the early spring and fall it is active during the day, but when it gets hot in the late spring and summer it comes out during the night |
Northern Leopard Frog
This frog has to live near standing water so he an keep his skin wet. It catches insects with it's long tongue. It has long legs that helps it get away from predators. It's name comes from the spots on it's skin. It lays eggs in the water attached to plants or to the bottom. |
Spiny Soft-shell Turtle
The spiny soft-shell turtle is a species of Soft-shell turtles. One of the largest freshwater turtle species in North America is the Spiny Soft-shell Turtle. They get their name from the spiny, sharp looking, edges on the sides of their shells. |
Western Painted Turtle
The painted turtle is the most widespread native turtle in North America. It lives in slow-moving fresh waters, from southern Canada to Louisiana and northern Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The turtle is the only species of the of it's kind. Which part of the turtle family is it?. It's part of the Western painted turtle. Fossils show that the Western painted turtle existed 15 million years ago. Four regionally based subspecies (the eastern, midland, southern, and western) evolved during the last ice age. |
Insects That Are Found in the Rio Grande
Mayfly
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Caddisfly
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Mosquito
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Cricket
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Leaf-roller
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Floodplain Cicida
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Harvester Ant
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Birds that are endangered in the Rio Grande
Brown Pelican
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Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-owl
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Eskimo Curlew
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