Niobrara River
35 water rights in Cherry County, Nebraska, with priority dates from February 3, 1955 to September 29, 2025.
Listed in priority order. When Niobrara River runs short, the rights near the top of this list are filled first and the ones at the bottom are the first asked to stop. Rights on the same stream in a neighbouring county, or on connected groundwater, can sit in the same line; the state's water commissioner or district office has the full picture. Sources are matched by name within the county, so two different streams with the same name would share this page.
Priority date · senior to junior
- Before 1880
- 1880–1899
- 1900–1919
- 1920–1949
- 1950–1972
- 1973–1999
- 2000 and later
- No priority date
- #1Feb 3, 1955A-7059ANiobrara River · IrrigationRick P & Melissa R Weber · 0.09 cfs, 27 AF
- #2Feb 3, 1955A-7059BNiobrara River · IrrigationRick P & Melissa R Weber · 0.47 cfs, 133.5 AF
- #3Feb 14, 1955A-7101RNiobrara River · IrrigationMiracle Farms of Valentine LLC · 0.23 cfs, 60.6 AF
- #4Apr 15, 1958A-9613RNiobrara River · IrrigationSimmons Irrigation Inc · 0.36 cfs, 75 AF
- #5Jan 9, 1961A-9879RNiobrara River · IrrigationSimmons Irrigation Inc · 0.09 cfs, 18 AF
- #6May 31, 1962A-10070Niobrara River · IrrigationFrancis Heath · 0.71 cfs, 150 AF
- #7Nov 2, 1965A-10710RNiobrara River · IrrigationMiracle Farms of Valentine LLC · 0.26 cfs, 54 AF
- #8Apr 14, 1967A-11102Niobrara River · IrrigationShad E Wobig · 0.16 cfs, 33 AF
- #9Oct 10, 1969A-11815Niobrara River · IrrigationMark & Janelle Johnson · 1.31 cfs, 276 AF
- #10Dec 19, 1969A-11843Niobrara River · IrrigationSimmons Irrigation Inc · 3.46 cfs, 726 AF
- #11Jan 12, 1973A-12787Niobrara River · IrrigationWayne A Sharp · 0.9 cfs, 189 AF
- #12Dec 7, 1976A-14579ANiobrara River · IrrigationRick P & Melissa R Weber · 0.15 cfs, 30 AF
- #13Dec 7, 1976A-14579BNiobrara River · IrrigationRick P & Melissa R Weber · 0.14 cfs, 30 AF
- #14Jun 30, 1997A-17590Niobrara River · IrrigationLee M Simmons · 0.34 cfs, 72 AF
- #15Jan 17, 2001A-17944Niobrara River · IrrigationFrancis Heath · 3.46 cfs, 726 AF
- #16Jun 10, 2002A-18084Niobrara River · IrrigationCherry County Land Group LLC · 2.29 cfs, 480 AF
- #17Aug 7, 2003A-18183Niobrara River · IrrigationMark & Janelle Johnson · 8 cfs, 1,680 AF
- #18May 21, 2004A-18246RNiobrara River · IrrigationTimber Country LLC · 8.13 cfs, 1,707 AF
- #19Jul 13, 2004A-18252Niobrara River · IrrigationScholz Land, LLC · 8.5 cfs, 1,782.3 AF
- #20Apr 20, 2005A-18301Niobrara River · IrrigationOboetientia LLC · 0.21 cfs, 43.2 AF
- #21Apr 20, 2006A-18390Niobrara River · IrrigationJoe McClaren Ranch Co · 7.16 cfs, 1,504.2 AF
- #22Sep 22, 2006A-18423Niobrara River · DomesticBruce A & Kathleen F Kramer · 0.03 cfs
- #23Sep 22, 2006A-18424Niobrara River · DomesticMark & Janelle Johnson · 0.02 cfs
- #24Dec 14, 2006A-18435Niobrara River · IrrigationBruce A & Kathleen F Kramer · 1.03 cfs, 216.9 AF
- #25Dec 14, 2006A-18437Niobrara River · DomesticCherry County Land Group LLC · 0.01 cfs
- #26Feb 20, 2007A-18457Niobrara River · IrrigationLee M Simmons · 0.6 cfs, 125.7 AF
- #27Mar 2, 2007A-18481Niobrara River · IrrigationLee M Simmons · 0.6 cfs, 126.3 AF
- #28May 30, 2007A-18517Niobrara River · DomesticEli & Michelle M Perrett · 0.02 cfs
- #29Nov 14, 2011A-18834Niobrara River · IrrigationMiracle Farms of Valentine LLC · 0.48 cfs, 100.2 AF
- #30Sep 22, 2023A-19950Niobrara River · IrrigationJohn Ekstrand · 1.06 cfs, 222.9 AF
- #31Sep 23, 2024A-20040Niobrara River · Livestock WateringAmorak Inc · 0.13 cfs
- #32Sep 23, 2024A-20041Niobrara River · Livestock WateringAmorak Inc · 0.13 cfs
- #33Sep 23, 2024A-20042Niobrara River · Livestock WateringAmorak Inc · 0.13 cfs
- #34Sep 23, 2024A-20043Niobrara River · Livestock WateringAmorak Inc · 0.13 cfs
- #35Sep 29, 2025A-20107Niobrara River · IrrigationDouble D Ranch · 3.43 cfs, 720 AF