Abstract
The Rio Grande is divided into two major river reaches and has different legal regimes for each. New Mexico is primarily concerned with the Rio Grande from the headwaters in Colorado to Ft. Quitman in Texas, a distance of approximately 670 miles. This section of the river is the subject of the1906 Rio Grande Convention (Treaty) between the United States and Mexico. The lower section of the Rio Grande from Ft. Quitman to the Gulf of Mexico is the subject of the 1944 Rivers Treaty between the United States and Mexico; the 1944 Rivers Treaty also includes the Colorado and Tijuana River.
As with many international and interstate rivers, the Rio Grande’s history, particularly that leading up to the 1906 Rio Grande Convention, helps explain the law of the river to
Recommended Citation
Vick, Margaret J.. "The Rio Grande as an International River." Water Matters! 2015, 1 (2015): 26-1-26-6. https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/utton_watermatters/vol2015/iss1/31
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