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Sample water file - Leroux Creek Ditch, Delta County

Water file prepared 2026-09-22 by Western Water Data (westernwaterdata.com) from the public records of the Colorado Division of Water Resources (CDSS/HydroBase).

LEROUX CREEK DITCH WDID 4000926

Ditch on Leroux Creek, Delta County, Water Division 4, District 40.

Decreed rights with water on the books

Priority dateAdmin no.AbsoluteConditionalUnitsDecreed usesCaseSeniority on source
1883-08-2012285.017.700.00CFSIrrigation75CW0061, CA5091, CA003893%
1887-06-2113686.01.730.00CFSIrrigationCA5091, CA272174%
1889-06-1721089.1441337.380.00CFSIrrigationCA5091, CA2721, CA048761%
1901-12-1421089.1897519.720.00CFSIrrigationCA5091, CA048735%
1908-03-2125807.2126431.030.00CFSIrrigationCA5091, CA2721, CA203020%
1883-03-0131924.121131.500.00CFSDomestic, StockCA5091, CA350312%
1935-06-0131924.311975.740.00CFSIrrigationCA35038%

Admin number: the DWR's ranking of seniority, lower is more senior. Seniority on source: share of the rights on the same water source that are junior to this one.

What was actually diverted, and when a senior right called

YearDiverted (DWR record) Calls vs. most senior rightCalls vs. most junior right
CallsDaysCallsDays
20116,822.5 AF21176121
20122,506.3 AF
20132,031.3 AF
20145,532.1 AF
20152,415.3 AF9167
20164,622.7 AF6152
20174,973.1 AF11205140
20181,565.0 AF816013214
20196,764.9 AF5102
20202,832.8 AF37810190
20211,207.5 AF2794199
20224,771.6 AF2129
20235,026.9 AF5122
20241,934.9 AF1506139
202547.1 AF11193150
2026 (to date)949.6 AF1854163

"No record" means the DWR has no diversion record for that year, which is not the same as zero. The call columns count administrative calls placed on the same water source by rights senior to this structure's most senior and most junior rights with water, and the days they were in effect. Whether a given call curtailed this headgate depends on where it was placed relative to it; the Division Engineer's records are the authority.

Decrees with a net amount of zero

Priority dateAdmin no.AbsoluteConditionalUnitsDecreed usesCaseSeniority on source
1883-08-1112276.00.000.00CFSIrrigationCA509196%
1884-02-1812467.00.000.00CFSIrrigationCA509190%
1885-12-0113119.00.000.00CFSIrrigationCA509186%
1887-03-2913602.00.000.00CFSIrrigationCA509183%
1887-04-0213606.00.000.00CFSIrrigationCA509180%
1887-04-2913633.00.000.00CFSIrrigationCA509177%
1887-04-0214413.136060.000.00CFSIrrigationCA509170%
1901-05-3119415.187780.000.00CFSIrrigationCA509165%
1893-04-0121089.157970.000.00CFSIrrigationCA509158%
1895-04-0121089.165270.000.00CFSIrrigationCA509155%
1896-04-0121089.168930.000.00CFSIrrigationCA509151%
1897-04-0121089.172580.000.00CFSIrrigationCA509148%
1898-04-0121089.176230.000.00CFSIrrigationCA509145%
1900-04-0121089.183530.000.00CFSIrrigationCA509142%
1901-04-0121089.187180.000.00CFSIrrigationCA509138%
1902-01-1421089.190060.000.00CFSIrrigationCA509132%
1902-04-0121089.190830.000.00CFSIrrigationCA509129%
1904-04-0121089.198140.000.00CFSIrrigationCA509125%
1882-07-2231924.118910.000.00CFSDomestic, StockCA509116%
1884-12-0331924.127560.000.00CFSDomestic, StockCA50919%

The decree exists, but after later changes the DWR's books carry no net amount on it. The case numbers point to the court record.

Sources and limits

Compiled from public agency records, provided as-is without warranty of any kind. Informational only; not a legal opinion, an engineering analysis or a title review, and not suitable for legal, engineering or survey purposes. Verify every item at the official record linked above before relying on it.