Elbert County water rights

15,481 rights recorded with the state of Colorado · 10,791 without a priority date

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Groundwater
15,340
Surface water
52
Spring
47
Storage
42

Streams and named sources

Each source page lists its rights in priority order, which is the order water is shared out in a shortage.

Every right in the county, most senior first

Priority date · senior to junior

  • Before 1880
  • 1880–1899
  • 1900–1919
  • 1920–1949
  • 1950–1972
  • 1973–1999
  • 2000 and later
  • No priority date