Seniority, absolute versus conditional water, and decreed uses for all 1,300 water rights on record in Teller County, taken from the state's own records. Priority dates run from 1861-03-30 to 2021-05-28.
CFS on record: 305.6 absolute · 34.2 conditional. Flow (CFS) and volume (AF) are never added together.
Worth knowing: 74 rights in Teller 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 Teller County's rights are distributed.
| Era | Rights | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pre-1900 | 193 | 14.8% | |
| 1900-1949 | 204 | 15.7% | |
| 1950-1969 | 379 | 29.2% | |
| 1970-1999 | 445 | 34.2% | |
| 2000+ | 79 | 6.1% |
| Decreed use | Rights |
|---|---|
| Domestic | 661 |
| Stock | 353 |
| Irrigation | 245 |
| Recreation | 214 |
| Fire | 180 |
| Municipal | 161 |
Ranked by the state's own priority administration number, the figure DWR uses to order rights by seniority.
| Priority | Structure | Source | Amount | Uses | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1861-03-30 | ST JOHNS TUNNEL | BEAVER CREEK | 1.8 CFS | Municipal, Industrial, Fire, Domestic, Power generation | state record |
| 1861-03-30 | CRIPPLE CREEK RES NO 1 | BEAVER CREEK | 1.0 CFS | Municipal | state record |
| 1861-04-15 | ALTMAN WATER CO PIPELINE | WEST BEAVER CREEK | 0.246 CFS | Municipal | state record |
| 1861-04-15 | ST JOHNS TUNNEL | BEAVER CREEK | 0.638 CFS | Municipal, Industrial, Fire, Domestic, Power generation, All beneficial uses | state record |
| 1861-04-20 | CRIPPLE CREEK RES NO 1 | BEAVER CREEK | 3.2 CFS | Irrigation, Municipal | state record |
| 1861-05-20 | CRIPPLE CREEK RES NO 1 | BEAVER CREEK | 0.0567 CFS | Municipal | state record |
| 1861-05-30 | ALTMAN WATER CO PIPELINE | WEST BEAVER CREEK | 0.754 CFS | Municipal | state record |
| 1861-12-31 | NORTH CATAMOUNT CREEK | NORTH CATAMOUNT CREEK | 2.905 CFS | Municipal | state record |
| 1861-12-31 | SOUTH CATAMOUNT CREEK DIVERSION | SOUTH CATAMOUNT CREEK | 0.1767 CFS | Municipal | state record |
| 1862-01-01 | SOUTH CATAMOUNT CREEK DIVERSION | SOUTH CATAMOUNT CREEK | 3.27 CFS | Municipal | state record |
This page is the summary. The full file for Teller County covers every one of the 1,300 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.