CONTENTS, 



Page. 



Results of Investigation. By R. P. Teele 9 



The Platte River and tribiitaries 9 



Present conditions _ _ . - 10 



South Platte and tributaries 14 



North Platte and tributaries ! 19 



Laramie River 20 



The North Platte in Nebraska 21 



Rights to water 25 



Rights to water from South Platte and tributaries 2fi 



Colorado . 26 



Nebraska 36 



Questions between the States 39 



Effect of physical conditions 42 



Return seepage _ . 47 



Rights to water from North Platte River and tributaries 58 



Colorado 58 



Wyoming 59 



Nebraska 63 



Interstate relations 65 



Colorado-Wyoming 65 



Wyoming-Nebraska - - 69 



Interstate questions 74 



Protection of rights in a lower State against diversions in an upper 



State ---- 77 



Water-right systems ^0 



Colorado 80 



Wyoming 81 



Nebraska 84 



Acquirement of rights by appropriation 87 



Transfers of water rights 88 



Beneficial use 90 



Conclusion — - 95 



Water Rights within the States. By Elwood Mead 97 



The evolution of property rights in water 101 



How the Platte has been appropriated 1 03 



Summary - - " 



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 Index - 



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