Rio Grande County water rights

11,163 rights recorded with the state of Colorado · 6,761 without a priority date

Open Rio Grande County on the map
Groundwater
10,308
Surface water
753
Spring
75
Storage
27

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