Ouray County water rights

2,315 rights recorded with the state of Colorado · 738 without a priority date

Open Ouray County on the map
Groundwater
845
Surface water
674
Spring
435
Storage
361

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