1, 1868, Saint Charles RiverĬatlin Canal, 1884, Arkansas River mainstem.Īrkansas River Compact (with Kansas), 1949, Arkansas River mainstem.Disclosure: Seven Feathers hosted us at their RV park to provide you a review of the grounds. Widderfield Combined, 1868, Apishapa River.ĭotson Ditch No.

Other calling water rights are:Ĭanon Heights Ditch, 1865, Fourmile Creek. Once again, the most senior calling right is the 1862 Model Ditch, which diverts Purgatoire River water. With the Winter Water Storage Program done for the water year, Ark Basin calling water rights increased from seven to nine, and the Welton Ditch adds its authorized diversion to that of the Maria Stevens Reservoir. Current readings at John Martin Reservoir and Lamar are 0.61 cfs and 6.09 cfs, respectively. The gauge at Rocky Ford reads 120 cfs, a tenfold increase since the end of February. Near Avondale the river is flowing at 254 cfs, also down from a month ago. River flows at Cañon City, 225 cfs, and below Pueblo Reservoir, 71.6 cfs, have also dropped since last month. The Wellsville gauge, near Salida, reports 242 cfs, down from February. The Arkansas River flow at Granite in north Chaffee County is currently 94.4 cfs. John Martin Reservoir increased from 35,423 acre-feet at the end of February to 38,999 acre-feet at the end of March, even though the Winter Water Storage Program ended March 14. Water levels in Turquoise Lake (48.6%) and Twin Lakes Reservoir (71.7%) are intentionally low as the Bureau of Reclamation prepares to import West Slope water through the Boustead Tunnel. In the Sangre de Cristo Range, Hayden Pass sits at 49% of median.ĭuring the past month, Pueblo Reservoir water storage reached 68.6%, increasing from 217,442 acre-feet to 221,675 at the end of March. Buckskin Joe in the Mosquito Range reads 62%.

Glen Cove, north of Pikes Peak, rebounded from 46% a month ago to 108%.

The Brumley SNOTEL site, near Independence Pass, reports 91% of median, while Fremont Pass reports 94%. Readings from Ark Basin SNOTEL stations range from 36% of median at Apishapa near Cuchara to 127% at St. Arkansas Basin snowpack sits at 92% of median (a running average of the last 20 years) for snow-water equivalent, the lowest in the state.

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