Seniority, absolute versus conditional water, and decreed uses for all 380 water rights on record in Lincoln County, taken from the state's own records. Priority dates run from 1871-12-31 to 2014-10-21.
CFS on record: 347.5 absolute · 4.0 conditional. Flow (CFS) and volume (AF) are never added together.
Worth knowing: 28 rights in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County's rights are distributed.
| Era | Rights | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pre-1900 | 8 | 2.1% | |
| 1900-1949 | 96 | 25.3% | |
| 1950-1969 | 193 | 50.8% | |
| 1970-1999 | 52 | 13.7% | |
| 2000+ | 31 | 8.2% |
| Decreed use | Rights |
|---|---|
| Stock | 192 |
| Irrigation | 181 |
| Domestic | 101 |
| Recreation | 43 |
| Wildlife | 36 |
| Fishery | 34 |
Ranked by the state's own priority administration number, the figure DWR uses to order rights by seniority.
| Priority | Structure | Source | Amount | Uses | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899-10-24 | PREISSER WELL NO 14 | GROUNDWATER: ARKANSAS RIVER | 525.0 AF | Irrigation, Augmentation | state record |
| 1899-10-24 | PREISSER WELL NO 11 | GROUNDWATER: ARKANSAS RIVER | 50.0 AF | Irrigation, Augmentation | state record |
| 1903-03-15 | BEER DITCH | ADOBE CREEK | 100.0 CFS | Irrigation | state record |
| 1906-07-31 | AMY R FOOTE RES | BUFFALO CREEK | 120.82 AF | Irrigation | state record |
| 1912-12-31 | HUGO WELL NO 3 | GROUNDWATER: ARKANSAS RIVER | 0.25 CFS | Irrigation, Domestic | state record |
| 1913-12-31 | JOLLY WELL NO 4 | GROUNDWATER: ARKANSAS RIVER | 0.0066 CFS | Stock | state record |
| 1915-12-31 | KARVAL WELL | GROUNDWATER: ARKANSAS RIVER | 0.055 CFS | Domestic, Stock | state record |
| 1915-12-31 | HUGO WELL NO 4 | GROUNDWATER: ARKANSAS RIVER | 0.25 CFS | Irrigation, Domestic | state record |
| 1915-12-31 | JOLLY WELL NO 3 | GROUNDWATER: ARKANSAS RIVER | 0.0111 CFS | Stock | state record |
| 1916-05-01 | AVARA WELL NO 9527-F | GROUNDWATER: ARKANSAS RIVER | 0.15 CFS | Irrigation, Domestic, Stock | state record |
This page is the summary. The full file for Lincoln County covers every one of the 380 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.