Montrose County water rights

5,046 rights recorded with the state of Colorado · 1,726 without a priority date

Open Montrose County on the map
Groundwater
1,977
Surface water
1,242
Storage
1,035
Spring
792

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