Mesa County water rights

7,086 rights recorded with the state of Colorado · 2,263 without a priority date

Open Mesa County on the map
Groundwater
2,553
Surface water
2,125
Storage
1,270
Spring
1,138

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