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ROMERO D

Structure dossier · WDID 2100587 · 1 · LA JARA CREEK · DWR record

Where this page's figures come from

Generated 2026-08-28 03:37 by Hydrohistorian. Sources: DWR HydroBase snapshot HydroBase_CO_20260707 (history) + CDSS REST (current), USGS NWIS cross-checks. Engine v0.5.0 (2deb1d7) — every figure regenerates from this named code version and data image.

Where it sits

Location as DWR records it. Faint dots are the neighbouring water; click any to open it.

Which of its rights are out of priority?

Not computable for this structure: this structure is not on the modelled flow network, so no reference gage can honestly stand in for it.

Where it sits in line

Priority 1873-04-13 — 26th most senior of the 1041 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: MILLER D-ALAMOSA (1873-04-13). Immediately behind: SAN JOSE D 1 (1873-04-13).

Decreed rights (1)

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. UnitsUsesWhat the court said this water may be used for -- irrigation, municipal supply, augmentation and so on.Case
8504.01873-04-131888-07-11 7.680.0 CIRRDOM 18

Recorded use (last 15 years on record)

In a median year this structure has a recorded diversion of 792 AF. Its most recent year on record, 2025, came in at 678 AF — 86% of that, and 6th lowest of the 15 years with a recorded volume.

YearDiverted (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 recordDays recordedPeak (cfs)
2011 357 4th lowest of 15 · 45% of median 61 7.6
2012 323 2nd lowest of 15 · 41% of median 36 7.6
2013 496 5th lowest of 15 · 63% of median 47 7.6
2014 1,226 13th lowest of 15 · 155% of median 96 7.4
2015 349 3rd lowest of 15 · 44% of median 27 7.7
2016 792 8th lowest of 15 · 100% of median 100 8.0
2017 2,026 15th lowest of 15 · 256% of median 148 7.7
2018 742 7th lowest of 15 · 94% of median 59 7.7
2019 1,336 14th lowest of 15 · 169% of median 102 7.7
2020 250 1st lowest of 15 · 32% of median 26 6.7
2021 911 10th lowest of 15 · 115% of median 88 7.7
2022 1,132 12th lowest of 15 · 143% of median 93 7.7
2023 968 11th lowest of 15 · 122% of median 107 7.7
2024 795 9th lowest of 15 · 100% of median 89 7.7
2025 678 6th lowest of 15 · 86% of median 70 7.7

How good is our record of it?

Grade B (7/10 points) — the components below are the finding; the letter alone is not.

The rubric, component by component
CheckStateDetail
identity complete name, type, and water source all on file
decreed rights on file 1 right(s), seniority decoded
diversion record present 5418 measured days; currency unknown (no data-coverage date to compare against)
record continuity sparse 33% of the irrigation seasons in 1950-2025 carry measured days
published-record stability stable no upstream revisions recorded against this structure

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