Pitkin County water rights

5,422 rights recorded with the state of Colorado · 2,055 without a priority date

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Groundwater
2,794
Surface water
1,470
Storage
779
Spring
379

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