Seniority, absolute versus conditional water, and decreed uses for all 2,796 water rights on record in Conejos County, taken from the state's own records. Priority dates run from 1850-01-01 to 1999-07-09.
CFS on record: 18,109.5 absolute · 23.0 conditional. Flow (CFS) and volume (AF) are never added together.
Worth knowing: 10 rights in Conejos County carry a conditional portion, water that is decreed but not yet perfected. Absolute and conditional are not the same asset.
In a dry year the oldest rights are served first. This is how Conejos County's rights are distributed.
| Era | Rights | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pre-1900 | 488 | 17.5% | |
| 1900-1949 | 1,308 | 46.8% | |
| 1950-1969 | 801 | 28.6% | |
| 1970-1999 | 199 | 7.1% | |
| 2000+ | 0 | 0.0% |
| Decreed use | Rights |
|---|---|
| Domestic | 1,533 |
| Stock | 1,119 |
| Irrigation | 1,106 |
| Commercial | 132 |
| Minimum streamflow | 89 |
| Fire | 60 |
Ranked by the state's own priority administration number, the figure DWR uses to order rights by seniority.
| Priority | Structure | Source | Amount | Uses | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850-01-01 | RIO GRANDE COMPACT - LA SAUSES | CONEJOS RIVER | 0.0001 CFS | Export from state | state record |
| 1850-12-31 | W1568 WELL NO 03 | GROUNDWATER: CONEJOS RIVER | 0.045 CFS | Domestic, Stock | state record |
| 1854-12-31 | W1568 WELL NO 02 | GROUNDWATER: CONEJOS RIVER | 0.045 CFS | Domestic, Stock | state record |
| 1855-03-01 | GUADALUPE MAIN | CONEJOS RIVER | 13.46 CFS | Irrigation, Domestic | state record |
| 1855-03-01 | MANASSA D NO 3 | CONEJOS RIVER | 29.79 CFS | Irrigation, Domestic | state record |
| 1855-03-01 | ROMERO D | CONEJOS RIVER | 26.57 CFS | Irrigation, Domestic | state record |
| 1855-06-01 | HEADS MILL & IRG D | CONEJOS RIVER | 45.0 CFS | Irrigation, Industrial, Domestic | state record |
| 1855-06-01 | MANASSA D NO 3 | CONEJOS RIVER | 11.0 CFS | Irrigation, Industrial | state record |
| 1855-08-04 | EL CODA D | RIO SAN ANTONIO | 25.18 CFS | Irrigation, Domestic | state record |
| 1855-10-01 | GARCIA D-R | CONEJOS RIVER | 6.23 CFS | Irrigation, Domestic | state record |
This page is the summary. The full file for Conejos County covers every one of the 2,796 rights, with its priority date, seniority number, absolute and conditional amounts, decreed uses and a link to each official record, as a spreadsheet.
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Records last updated 10 September 2026.