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CRAIG STATION DITCH AND PIPELINE NO1
Structure dossier · WDID 4400522 · 8 · YAMPA RIVER · DWR record
Where this page's figures come from
Generated 2026-08-28 00:07 by Hydrohistorian. Sources: DWR HydroBase snapshot HydroBase_CO_20260707 (history) + CDSS REST (current), USGS NWIS cross-checks. Engine v0.5.0 (a1c9146) — 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 1895-06-25 — 233rd most senior of the 3562 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: CROSS MTN PUMP NO 2 (1900-09-09). Immediately behind: SYNTHETIC PRODUCTS DITCH (1895-06-25).
Decreed rights (25)
| 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. | Units | UsesWhat the court said this water may be used for -- irrigation, municipal supply, augmentation and so on. | Case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19252.16612 | 1895-06-25 | 1902-09-18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | A | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 132 |
| 19252.16612 | 1895-06-25 | 1902-09-18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | C | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 132 |
| 30845.25763 | 1920-07-15 | 1934-11-16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | A | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 135 |
| 30845.25763 | 1920-07-15 | 1934-11-16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | C | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 135 |
| 31257.294 | 1930-06-30 | 1935-11-12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | A | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 136 |
| 31257.294 | 1930-06-30 | 1935-11-12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | C | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 136 |
| 31626.2912 | 1929-09-23 | 1936-11-10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | A | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 134 |
| 31626.2912 | 1929-09-23 | 1936-11-10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | C | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 134 |
| 31626.30895 | 1934-08-03 | 1936-11-10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | A | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 137 |
| 31626.30895 | 1934-08-03 | 1936-11-10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | C | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 137 |
| 31760.266 | 1922-10-30 | 1937-04-05 | 0.0 | 0.0 | A | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 136AA |
| 31760.266 | 1922-10-30 | 1937-04-05 | 0.0 | 0.0 | C | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 136AA |
| 33337.30895 | 1934-08-03 | 1942-06-29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | A | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 137 |
| 33337.30895 | 1934-08-03 | 1942-06-29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | C | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 137 |
| 33782.29371 | 1930-06-01 | 1946-09-14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | A | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 333 |
| 33782.29371 | 1930-06-01 | 1946-09-14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | C | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 333 |
| 37149.0 | 1951-09-17 | 1960-09-01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | C | INDDOMAUG | 70 |
| 39254.37538 | 1952-10-10 | 1964-03-30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | A | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 29 |
| 39254.37538 | 1952-10-10 | 1964-03-30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | C | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 29 |
| 39254.38504 | 1955-06-03 | 1964-03-30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | A | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 36 |
| 39254.38504 | 1955-06-03 | 1964-03-30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | C | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL | 36 |
| 39599.0 | 1958-06-02 | 1964-03-30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | C | IRRMUNINDRECDOMPWRALL | 40, 40A, 4 |
| 40815.0 | 1961-09-30 | 1964-03-30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | C | IRRMUNINDRECFISDOMSTKPWR | 52 |
| 41727.41412 | 1963-05-20 | 1972-05-30 | 0.0 | 0.0 | C | IRRMUNINDRECDOMPWRALL | 45, 45A, 4 |
| 45290.44865 | 1972-11-01 | 1974-12-31 | 44.93 | 15.07 | C | IRRMUNCOMINDRECDOMPWRALL |
Legal record & documents
61 decreed actions on record across
18 court cases:
W0723-77, W0723-74, 94CW0044, 79CW0142, 07CW0048, W1091-76, W1464-78, 94CW0129, 80CW0044, 79CW0111 and 8 more below.
Every case, dated
| Case | Actions | Latest adjudication | Types |
|---|---|---|---|
W0723-77 | 1 | 1974-12-31 | S |
W0723-74 | 1 | 1974-12-31 | S |
94CW0044 | 1 | 1974-12-31 | S |
79CW0142 | 1 | 1974-12-31 | S |
07CW0048 | 1 | 1974-12-31 | S |
W1091-76 | 30 | 1972-05-30 | S |
W1464-78 | 10 | 1964-03-30 | S |
94CW0129 | 1 | 1964-03-30 | S |
80CW0044 | 1 | 1964-03-30 | S |
79CW0111 | 1 | 1964-03-30 | S |
19CW3005 | 4 | 1964-03-30 | S |
03CW0013 | 2 | 1964-03-30 | S |
W0833-75 | 1 | 1960-09-01 | S |
94CW0042 | 1 | 1960-09-01 | S |
91CW0044 | 1 | 1960-09-01 | S |
91CW0043 | 1 | 1960-09-01 | S |
89CW0105 | 2 | 1960-09-01 | S |
80CW0045 | 1 | 1960-09-01 | S |
DWR's own records for this structure: net amounts · transactions & adjudication history · scanned decrees (search a case number there for the imaged document). On this site: the district's full legal picture →
Recorded use (last 15 years on record)
In a median year this structure has a recorded diversion of 11,988 AF. Its most recent year on record, 2025, came in at 7,261 AF — 61% of that, and 1st lowest of the 15 years with a recorded volume.
This structure records both diversions and reservoir releases — they are separate water movements and are accounted separately below.
| 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 | Released (AF) | Days recorded | Peak (cfs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13,139 | 13th lowest of 15 · 110% of median | — | 365 | 23.5 |
| 2012 | 14,931 | 15th lowest of 15 · 124% of median | 367 | 366 | 40.0 |
| 2013 | 12,909 | 11th lowest of 15 · 108% of median | — | 365 | 30.9 |
| 2014 | 13,935 | 14th lowest of 15 · 116% of median | — | 365 | 43.9 |
| 2015 | 12,458 | 9th lowest of 15 · 104% of median | — | 365 | 32.7 |
| 2016 | 12,988 | 12th lowest of 15 · 108% of median | — | 366 | 30.3 |
| 2017 | 11,628 | 6th lowest of 15 · 97% of median | — | 363 | 29.3 |
| 2018 | 12,458 | 9th lowest of 15 · 104% of median | 1,203 | 365 | 82.0 |
| 2019 | 11,988 | 8th lowest of 15 · 100% of median | — | 362 | 28.4 |
| 2020 | 11,510 | 5th lowest of 15 · 96% of median | — | 364 | 27.9 |
| 2021 | 11,318 | 4th lowest of 15 · 94% of median | — | 365 | 36.8 |
| 2022 | 11,979 | 7th lowest of 15 · 100% of median | — | 365 | 30.2 |
| 2023 | 8,543 | 3rd lowest of 15 · 71% of median | — | 365 | 34.9 |
| 2024 | 8,441 | 2nd lowest of 15 · 70% of median | — | 366 | 26.1 |
| 2025 | 7,261 | 1st lowest of 15 · 61% of median | — | 304 | 25.4 |
Trends for this structure
Recorded use is falling over its last 15 recorded years (-404 AF/yr, Mann-Kendall p=0.000).
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 | 25 right(s), seniority decoded |
| diversion record | present | 16464 measured days; currency unknown (no data-coverage date to compare against) |
| record continuity | continuous | 100% of the irrigation seasons in 1979-2025 carry measured days |
| published-record stability | stable | no upstream revisions recorded against this structure |
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