Rio Blanco County water rights

5,946 rights recorded with the state of Colorado · 1,944 without a priority date

Open Rio Blanco County on the map
Groundwater
2,320
Spring
1,834
Surface water
1,330
Storage
462

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