Jefferson County water rights

27,625 rights recorded with the state of Colorado · 21,756 without a priority date

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Groundwater
24,336
Surface water
1,753
Storage
1,037
Spring
499

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