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Structure dossier · WDID 1005823 · WELL · FOUNTAIN CREEK · DWR record
M W Steele Well No 4a is a well on Fountain Creek in Colorado. This page is its public record: the water it has a right to, whether it may take it today, and its history, compiled from the Colorado Division of Water Resources.
Source DWR administrative record · verify at DWR structure ↗ Source DWR administrative record · verify at DWR diversion records ↗ Source Our computation, scored against a reference · scored against DWR's call analysis, see /methods
Where this page's figures come from
Generated 2026-10-13 23:16 by Hydrohistorian. Sources: DWR HydroBase snapshot HydroBase_CO_20260928 (history) + CDSS REST (current), USGS NWIS cross-checks. Engine v0.5.0 (dd58e60) — every figure regenerates from this named code version and data image.
The record and the river
Well permits on file (2)
DWR ties these well permits to WDID 1005823. A permit is the authorization to construct and use the well — not a water right, and separate from the decrees on this page (three things called “well”).
Download this structure
Everything on this page as data you can work with — and a README that makes it citable: the HydroBase snapshot it was built from, the build commit, what every column means, the method behind each derived figure, and that method's stated limits.
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Or one table at a time: rights.csv · annual_use.csv · curtailment_now.csv · court_cases.csv · co_parties.csv · call_climatology.csv
What is in the bundle
rights.csv— every decreed right, most senior first, with admin numbers, dates, amounts, uses and case numbers.annual_use.csv— recorded diversion by year, with releases accounted separately.curtailment_now.csv— each right's current priority status and how often it was out across analog years.court_cases.csv— the cases attached to its rights.co_parties.csv— the other structures that were parties to those cases. Not available anywhere else.call_climatology.csv— how often each right has been out of priority by week of season, with confidence intervals and the seasons the record could actually judge.README.txt— provenance, methods, limits, disclaimer, and links back to DWR's own records for verification.
Where it sits
Location as DWR records it (well). Faint dots are the neighbouring water; click any to open it.
Current administration
● In priority — no active call senior to this structure's rights affects its district (18 active call(s) checked).
12 further calls state no district and sit outside this one, so they are counted here rather than assumed either way.
Which of its rights are out of priority?
The outlook for the weeks ahead is not computable for this structure: this structure is not on the modelled flow network, so no reference gage can honestly stand in for it. Today’s position is a separate question, and it is answered in Current administration above — that screen reads the district’s active calls and needs no reference gage.
Where it sits in line
Priority 1863-03-01 — 42nd most senior of the 2872 structures with decreed rights in this water districtDWR's administrative subdivision of a river basin; the unit calls are usually stated in..
Under prior appropriationColorado's rule for sharing water: first in time, first in right. Age decides, not proximity or need., everything ahead of it in this line is satisfied in full before it receives any water. Immediately ahead: ROBINSON DITCH (1863-03-01). Immediately behind: M W STEELE WELL NO 6A (1863-03-01).
Decreed rights (2)
| Admin noDWR's numeric encoding of a water right's seniority. Smaller is more senior; the integer part counts days from 1849-12-31 to the date that ranks the right. | AppropriatedWhen water was first put to beneficial use. It sets seniority unless a prior adjudication date is later. | AdjudicatedWhen the water court confirmed the right. A use decreed in 1975 was not a decreed use in 1955, however old the appropriation is. | AbsoluteA right actually put to use, as opposed to conditional -- a placeholder for a use not yet made. | ConditionalA right reserving a place in line for a use not yet made; it must be diligently pursued or it lapses. | Alt-pointAn absolute amount decreed at another structure that may be diverted here instead -- an alternate point of diversion or an exchange. DWR calls this the APEX amount; a right showing 0.0 absolute but an alt-point amount is exercised here under another structure's decree. | Decreed forWhat the court said this water may be used for -- irrigation, municipal supply, augmentation and so on. | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4808.00000 | 1863-03-01 | 1896-03-23 | 166.0 AF | 0.0 | — | Irrigation | 00CW0083, 91CW0043 |
| 4808.00000 | 1863-03-01 | 1896-03-23 | 1.0 cfs | 0.0 | — | Irrigation | 00CW0083, 91CW0043 |
Amounts marked cfs are flow rates; AF are stored volumes (storage rights are decreed in acre-feet). An absolute amount of 0.0 beside an alt-point amount is not a dead right: the water is decreed at another structure, and that row records permission to divert it here instead (an alternate point or exchange). A case listing several numbers reflects the original decree plus later change cases.
How much of this decree was in priority, by day
A right is in priority on a day when it is senior to every call administering this structure. Of its 1.0 cfs decreed rate, the average day over the last 6 year(s) had 0.985 cfs in priority (99% of the decree). No call in effect is a free river — that was 0.0% of days.
On 6 days some rights were in priority and others were not — seniority splits a decree rather than switching it off. Calls are set and released at a time of day, not at midnight, so a day is counted by the hour: a call setting at 4pm costs that day a third of its rate, not all of it.
This is paper water. It is the decreed rate that was in priority — not water that was physically in the stream, and not water this structure diverted. A ditch can be in priority for 50 cfs on a day the creek carries five. What that distinction means →
| Year | Mean in priority (Apr–Sep) | Share of decree | Free-river days | Days fully out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.85 cfs | 86% | 0 | 24 |
| 2025 | 1.0 cfs | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1.0 cfs | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.0 cfs | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.0 cfs | 100% | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.0 cfs | 100% | 0 | 0 |
Show the last 120 days, day by day
| Date | In priority | Controlling call |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | SUNNYSIDE PARK DITCH, 1884-01-03 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-10-12 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | SUNNYSIDE PARK DITCH, 1884-01-03 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-10-11 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | SUNNYSIDE PARK DITCH, 1884-01-03 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-10-10 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | SUNNYSIDE PARK DITCH, 1884-01-03 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-10-09 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | SUNNYSIDE PARK DITCH, 1884-01-03 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-10-08 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | SUNNYSIDE PARK DITCH, 1884-01-03 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-10-07 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | SUNNYSIDE PARK DITCH, 1884-01-03 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-10-06 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | TALCOTT & COTTON DITCH, 1864-03-01 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-10-05 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | TALCOTT & COTTON DITCH, 1864-03-01 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-10-04 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | SUNNYSIDE PARK DITCH, 1884-01-03 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-10-03 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | SUNNYSIDE PARK DITCH, 1884-01-03 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-10-02 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | SUNNYSIDE PARK DITCH, 1884-01-03 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-10-01 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | FOUNTAIN CREEK AT MOUTH PUEBLO, 1866-09-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-30 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | FOUNTAIN CREEK AT MOUTH PUEBLO, 1866-09-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-29 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | FOUNTAIN CREEK AT MOUTH PUEBLO, 1866-09-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-28 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | FOUNTAIN CREEK AT MOUTH PUEBLO, 1866-09-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-27 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | FOUNTAIN CREEK AT MOUTH PUEBLO, 1865-02-01 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-26 | 0.625 cfs (62%) | FOUNTAIN CREEK AT MOUTH PUEBLO, 1863-02-01 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-25 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | FOUNTAIN CREEK AT MOUTH PUEBLO, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-24 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | FOUNTAIN CREEK AT MOUTH PUEBLO, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-23 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-22 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-21 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-20 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-19 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-18 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-17 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-16 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-15 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-14 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-13 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-12 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-11 | 0.417 cfs (42%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-10 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-09 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-08 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-07 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | BESSEMER DITCH, 1867-01-08 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-09-06 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | CACTUS DITCH, 1869-01-09 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-05 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1871-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-04 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1871-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-03 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1871-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-09-02 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | PBWW NORTHSIDE INTAKE, 1874-04-01 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-09-01 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | FORT LYON CANAL, 1884-04-15 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-08-31 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | FORT LYON CANAL, 1884-04-15 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-08-30 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | FORT LYON CANAL, 1884-04-15 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-08-29 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | BESSEMER DITCH, 1882-03-31 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-08-28 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | BESSEMER DITCH, 1882-03-31 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-08-27 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | BESSEMER DITCH, 1882-03-31 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-08-26 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | BESSEMER DITCH, 1882-03-31 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-08-25 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | PBWW NORTHSIDE INTAKE, 1874-04-01 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-08-24 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | PBWW NORTHSIDE INTAKE, 1874-04-01 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-08-23 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | PBWW NORTHSIDE INTAKE, 1874-04-01 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-08-22 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | PBWW NORTHSIDE INTAKE, 1874-04-01 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-08-21 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | PBWW NORTHSIDE INTAKE, 1874-04-01 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-08-20 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | PBWW NORTHSIDE INTAKE, 1874-04-01 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-08-19 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | PBWW NORTHSIDE INTAKE, 1874-04-01 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-08-18 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | WILLIAMS & HAMM DITCH, 1875-12-31 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-08-17 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | WILLIAMS & HAMM DITCH, 1875-12-31 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-08-16 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | FOUNTAIN MUTUAL CANAL, 1863-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-08-15 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | FOUNTAIN MUTUAL CANAL, 1863-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-08-14 | 0.667 cfs (67%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-08-13 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-08-12 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-08-11 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-08-10 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-08-09 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-08-08 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-08-07 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | OWEN & HALL DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-08-06 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | LAUGHLIN DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-08-05 | 0.333 cfs (33%) | LAUGHLIN DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-08-04 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | TALCOTT & COTTON DITCH, 1864-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-08-03 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1871-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-08-02 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | FORT LYON CANAL, 1884-12-03 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-08-01 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | FORT LYON CANAL, 1884-12-03 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-07-31 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | FORT LYON CANAL, 1884-12-03 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-07-30 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | SOUTH CANON DITCH, 1882-05-31 · Arkansas River · on a river this source flows into |
| 2026-07-29 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | TOM WANLESS DITCH, 1864-03-01 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-28 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | TOM WANLESS DITCH, 1864-03-01 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-27 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | TOM WANLESS DITCH, 1864-03-01 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-26 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | TOM WANLESS DITCH, 1864-03-01 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-25 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | FOUNTAIN MUTUAL CANAL, 1863-03-01 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-24 | 0.667 cfs (67%) | LAUGHLIN DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-23 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | LAUGHLIN DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-22 | 0.0 cfs (0%) | LAUGHLIN DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-21 | 0.708 cfs (71%) | LAUGHLIN DITCH, 1862-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-20 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-19 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-18 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-17 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-16 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-15 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-14 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-13 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-12 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-11 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-10 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-09 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-08 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-07 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-06 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-05 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-04 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-03 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-02 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-07-01 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-06-30 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | LISTON & LOVE SOUTH, 1863-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-06-29 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | TALCOTT & COTTON DITCH, 1864-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-06-28 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | TALCOTT & COTTON DITCH, 1864-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-06-27 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | TALCOTT & COTTON DITCH, 1864-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-06-26 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | TALCOTT & COTTON DITCH, 1864-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-06-25 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | TALCOTT & COTTON DITCH, 1864-12-31 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-06-24 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | BANNISTER SUMP WELL, 1866-09-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-06-23 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | BANNISTER SUMP WELL, 1866-09-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-06-22 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | BANNISTER SUMP WELL, 1866-09-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-06-21 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | JACKSON & BURKE DITCH, 1873-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-06-20 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | JACKSON & BURKE DITCH, 1873-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-06-19 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | JACKSON & BURKE DITCH, 1873-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-06-18 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | JACKSON & BURKE DITCH, 1873-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-06-17 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | JACKSON & BURKE DITCH, 1873-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
| 2026-06-16 | 1.0 cfs (100%) | JACKSON & BURKE DITCH, 1873-03-21 · Fountain Creek · same source, at or above the calling point |
How this is worked out, and what it cannot tell you
- This is a decreed rate that was in priority -- paper water, not water that was available or diverted.
- Augmentation plans, exchanges and substitute supply plans let a structure divert lawfully while out of priority; none are modelled.
- Calls on the river this source flows into are included without a position test, so curtailment can be over-reported where the calling point sits above the confluence.
- DWR's administration is the authority. Scored against DWR's own call analysis, this method agreed on 95.5% of 85,822 structure-days (2026-08-29).
- Calls considered for this structure: 2051, of which 1871 sit on a river it flows into.
Legal record & documents
3 decreed actions on record across
2 court cases:
91CW0043, 00CW0083.
Every case, dated
| Case | Actions | Latest adjudication | Types |
|---|---|---|---|
91CW0043 | 1 | 1896-03-23 | O |
00CW0083 | 2 | 1896-03-23 | O |
23 imaged documents on DWR’s shelf for this structure — 11 water-court documents across 2 cases, including 2 decrees. Every row opens the scanned PDF at DWR. Listing as of 2026-10-04.
- Decree in case 91CW0043 ↗ · imaged 2007-02-12 · 8 pages
- Decree in case 00CW0083 ↗ · imaged 2006-03-17 · 1 page
“Imaged” is the date DWR’s archive filed the scan, which is often years after the court acted (a 1911 decree can be imaged in 2011). The court’s own date is the adjudication date in the rights table.
Court record (11)
| Imaged | Case | Type | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-07 | 00CW0083 |
REFEREE'S RULING | 6 | open ↗ |
| 2010-01-30 | 91CW0043 |
APPLICATION | 8 | open ↗ |
| 2007-02-12 | 91CW0043 |
DECREE | 8 | open ↗ |
| 2007-01-31 | 91CW0043 |
STATEMENT OF OPPOSITION | 9 | open ↗ |
| 2006-03-17 | 00CW0083 |
APPLICATION | 2 | open ↗ |
| 2006-03-17 | 00CW0083 |
DECREE | 1 | open ↗ |
| 2006-03-17 | 00CW0083 |
ORDER (OTHER) | 1 | open ↗ |
| 2006-03-17 | 00CW0083 |
OTHER | 1 | open ↗ |
| 2006-03-17 | 00CW0083 |
STATEMENT OF OPPOSITION | 7 | open ↗ |
| 2006-03-17 | 00CW0083 |
STIPULATION/SETTLEMENT | 1 | open ↗ |
| 2006-03-17 | 00CW0083 |
SUMMARY OF CONSULTATION | 2 | open ↗ |
Division filings (12)
| Date | Type | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-11 | 3.1 Meter Verification METER NO. 210476804 PERMIT NO. 41273-F-R | open ↗ | |
| 2025-04-07 | Pictures site photos | 1 | open ↗ |
| 2018-05-09 | 3.1 Meter Verification METER NO. 0041011N VARIANCE APPROVED | 3 | open ↗ |
| 2015-04-20 | Orders MW STEELE WELL 6A STRUCTURE CLOSURE ORDER | 1 | open ↗ |
| 2013-10-31 | Field Forms MW STEELE WELL 4A CHPOD INSPECTION | 7 | open ↗ |
| 2013-10-31 | Field Forms MW STEELE WELL 6A CHPOD INSPECTION | open ↗ | |
| 2012-04-16 | Correspondence FOUNTAIN CREEK CHANNEL WORK NEAR MW STEELE IRRIGATED LANDS OLIN... | 1 | open ↗ |
| 2012-03-05 | Correspondence FOUNTAIN CREEK CHANNEL WORK NEAR MW STEELE IRRIGATED LANDS OLIN... | 1 | open ↗ |
| 2000-05-10 | Field Forms WELL INVENTORY FORM PERMIT NO. 41273-FR DECREE NO. W- OWNER... | 2 | open ↗ |
| 1995-05-23 | Field Forms WELL INVENTORY FORM PERMIT NO. 41273F DECREE NO. 91CW43 ... | 1 | open ↗ |
| 1995-05-18 | Field Forms WELL INVENTORY FORM PERMIT NO. 41273 DECREE NO. 91CW043 ... | 1 | open ↗ |
| 1995-03-15 | Orders MEASUREMENT RULES ORDER | 2 | open ↗ |
Imaged documents at DWR. DWR keeps the scanned documents for this structure — decrees, rulings, plats, correspondence — in its Laserfiche archive. Open the list directly: imaged documents for 1005823 ↗ (indexed by structure, not by case — the cases listed above appear within the list).
Other DWR records for this structure: DWR’s page for this structure ↗ — net amounts, water rights, transactions & adjudication history, and diversion records, all on that one page. On this site: the district’s full legal picture →
Structures it shares court cases with
This structure was a party to 1 court case that also touched 4 other structures — changes of water right, augmentation plans, exchanges. Being parties to the same case does not by itself mean water moved between them; which way it ran, and how much, is in the decree.
| Case | Filed | Also touched |
|---|---|---|
91CW0043
⚠ abandonment |
1991 | M W STEELE DITCH, MASCIANTONIO WELL NO 4-A, MASCIANTONIO WELL NO 6-A, M W STEELE WELL NO 6A |
How this is derived
Every court action DWR records for a structure
carries its case number. Where one case number appears in the records of
several structures, those structures were parties to the same proceeding.
This is read straight from the cached transaction tables — no
document was interpreted to build it. Case numbers are validated against
the known Colorado formats first: the case column also contains stray
dates (10/04/1884 appears on 98 Clear Creek rows), and
treating one as a case number would invent a shared proceeding between
60 unrelated structures. Cases spanning more than
12 structures are separated out as omnibus
adjudications. The filing year comes from the case number, not from the
row's adjudication date — that date belongs to the water right the
action describes, so a 2006 case legitimately carries a 1989 date.
Recorded use (last 15 years on record)
Years far under the decreed amount? That gap has a name — paper water vs. wet water, explained on this structure.
In a median year this structure has a recorded diversion of 135 AF. Its most recent year on record, 2025, came in at 179 AF — 133% of that, and 12th lowest of the 15 years with a recorded volume.
| Year | Diverted (AFA volume: one acre covered a foot deep, about 326,000 gallons -- roughly a suburban household's outdoor use for a year.) | Compared with its own record | Days recorded | Peak (cfs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 128 | 6th lowest of 15 · 95% of median | 164 | 1.2 |
| 2012 | 166 | 10th lowest of 15 · 123% of median | 130 | 1.2 |
| 2013 | 173 | 11th lowest of 15 · 128% of median | 154 | 1.4 |
| 2014 | 114 | 4th lowest of 15 · 84% of median | 185 | 1.2 |
| 2015 | 118 | 5th lowest of 15 · 87% of median | 118 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 83 | 1st lowest of 15 · 62% of median | 214 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 83 | 1st lowest of 15 · 62% of median | 244 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | 180 | 13th lowest of 15 · 133% of median | 365 | 1.1 |
| 2019 | 135 | 8th lowest of 15 · 100% of median | 304 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | 138 | 9th lowest of 15 · 102% of median | 306 | 0.9 |
| 2021 | 130 | 7th lowest of 15 · 96% of median | 335 | 1.0 |
| 2022 | 88 | 3rd lowest of 15 · 65% of median | 365 | 1.0 |
| 2023 | 198 | 14th lowest of 15 · 147% of median | 365 | 1.0 |
| 2024 | 201 | 15th lowest of 15 · 149% of median | 366 | 1.7 |
| 2025 | 179 | 12th lowest of 15 · 133% of median | 304 | 1.1 |
Trends for this structure
Recorded use shows no clear trend over its last 15 recorded years — which is itself worth knowing.
How good is our record of it?
Grade A (9/10 points) — the components below are the finding; the letter alone is not.
The rubric, component by component
| Check | State | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| identity | complete | name, type, and water source all on file |
| decreed rights | on file | 2 right(s), seniority decoded |
| diversion record | present | 4497 measured days; currency unknown (no data-coverage date to compare against) |
| record continuity | continuous | 100% of the irrigation seasons in 2005-2025 carry measured days |
| published-record stability | stable | no upstream revisions recorded against this structure |
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