Seniority, absolute versus conditional water, and decreed uses for all 3,392 water rights on record in Park County, taken from the state's own records. Priority dates run from 1860-12-28 to 2022-12-28.
CFS on record: 3,289.0 absolute · 293.8 conditional. Flow (CFS) and volume (AF) are never added together.
Worth knowing: 239 rights in Park 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 Park County's rights are distributed.
| Era | Rights | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pre-1900 | 792 | 23.3% | |
| 1900-1949 | 571 | 16.8% | |
| 1950-1969 | 593 | 17.5% | |
| 1970-1999 | 1,226 | 36.1% | |
| 2000+ | 210 | 6.2% |
| Decreed use | Rights |
|---|---|
| Domestic | 1,420 |
| Stock | 1,067 |
| Irrigation | 928 |
| Household use only | 718 |
| Fire | 518 |
| Recreation | 478 |
Ranked by the state's own priority administration number, the figure DWR uses to order rights by seniority.
| Priority | Structure | Source | Amount | Uses | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860-12-31 | FAIRPLAY TOWN DITCH | BEAVER CREEK | 1.0 CFS | Municipal, Fire, Domestic, Stock | state record |
| 1861-06-15 | BEERY DITCH GAGE | FOURMILE CREEK | 20.0 CFS | Irrigation | state record |
| 1861-08-01 | BEAVER CR D LOWER BEAVER | BEAVER CREEK | 10.0 CFS | Municipal, Fire, Domestic, Stock | state record |
| 1862-05-01 | SOUTH SIDE DITCH | NORTH FORK SOUTH PLATTE RIVER | 1.5 CFS | Irrigation | state record |
| 1862-05-01 | NORTH SIDE DITCH | NORTH FORK SOUTH PLATTE RIVER | 1.0 CFS | Irrigation | state record |
| 1862-07-01 | TROUT CREEK NEAR GARO | TROUT CREEK | 4.8 CFS | Irrigation, Municipal, Commercial, Industrial, Recreation, Fishery, Fire, Domestic, Stock, Change of use return flow, Other | state record |
| 1862-07-01 | TROUT CREEK NEAR GARO | TROUT CREEK | 622.0 AF | Irrigation, Municipal, Commercial, Industrial, Recreation, Fishery, Fire, Domestic, Stock, Change of use return flow, Other | state record |
| 1862-11-01 | HARTSEL RANCH CLAIM | SOUTH FORK SOUTH PLATTE RIVER | 1.0 CFS | Domestic, Stock | state record |
| 1862-11-01 | HARTSEL RANCH CLAIM | MIDDLE FORK SOUTH PLATTE RIVER | 1.0 CFS | Domestic, Stock | state record |
| 1863-04-01 | HEPBURN DITCH 2 | NORTH FORK SOUTH PLATTE RIVER | 1.0 CFS | Irrigation | state record |
This page is the summary. The full file for Park County covers every one of the 3,392 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.