Seniority, absolute versus conditional water, and decreed uses for all 5 water rights on record in Phillips County, taken from the state's own records. Priority dates run from 1916-04-26 to 1977-12-31.
CFS on record: 0.0 absolute · 2.0 conditional. Flow (CFS) and volume (AF) are never added together.
Worth knowing: 1 rights in Phillips 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 Phillips County's rights are distributed.
| Era | Rights | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pre-1900 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 1900-1949 | 3 | 60.0% | |
| 1950-1969 | 0 | 0.0% | |
| 1970-1999 | 2 | 40.0% | |
| 2000+ | 0 | 0.0% |
| Decreed use | Rights |
|---|---|
| Stock | 4 |
| Irrigation | 1 |
| Fishery | 1 |
Ranked by the state's own priority administration number, the figure DWR uses to order rights by seniority.
| Priority | Structure | Source | Amount | Uses | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916-04-26 | WEST OF PASTURE SPG WELL | GROUNDWATER: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER | 0.013 CFS | Stock | state record |
| 1916-04-26 | WEST 36 MEADOW SPG WELL | GROUNDWATER: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER | 0.018 CFS | Stock | state record |
| 1916-04-26 | EAST 36 MEADOW SPG WELL | GROUNDWATER: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER | 0.0067 CFS | Stock | state record |
| 1977-12-31 | DENBO PUMPING PLANT 2 | FRENCHMAN CREEK | 0.0 CFS | Irrigation | state record |
| 1971-02-18 | PERKINS FIRST NEW RES | SOUTH PLATTE RIVER | 7.0 AF | Fishery, Stock | state record |
This page is the summary. The full file for Phillips County covers every one of the 5 rights, with its priority date, seniority number, absolute and conditional amounts, decreed uses and a link to each official record, as a spreadsheet.
Buying, lending on, or listing irrigated ground here? Ask for the county file, or for a single property's water summary. The first one is on me.
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Records last updated 10 September 2026.