CRDSS_Task1_15-24_SmithForkAreaWaterRights_CrawfordWCD

• Title: CRDSS Task 1.15-24 - Water Rights Planning Model - Smith Fork Area Water Rights - Crawford Water Conservancy District
• Description: This memorandum describes the operation of the major irrigation water rights that divert from the Smith Fork of the Gunnison and that are used to irrigate lands in the vicinity of Crawford, Colorado.
• Decision Support - Doc Type: Task Memorandum
• Date: 1/9/1995
• DSS Category: Surface Water
• DSS: Colorado River
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Contract/PO #: C153658, C153727, C153752
• Grant Type: Non-Reimbursable
• Bill Number: SB92-87, HB93-1273, SB94-029, HB95-1155, SB96-153, HB97-008
• Prepared By: Riverside Technology inc.

Saddle 502Smith 5/01/1897 19413.17288 0.60 0
Mountain Fork 6/10/1901 21263.18788 8.12 5
Highline 7/27/1909 21757.00000 10.62 5
Ditch 8/01/1909 25807.21762 20.37 0
6/10/1901 31924.18788 4.00 0
2/25/1930 31924.29275 40.00 0
Daisy Ditch536Smith 10/11/1887 13798.00000 2.90 0
Fork 7/01/1887 19413.13696 4.14 4
4/01/1894 19413.16162 0.42 1
4/01/1895 19413.16527 0.22 5
4/01/1896 19413.16893 0.48 7
4/01/1897 19413.17258 0.26 3
4/01/1898 19413.17623 0.09 4
4/01/1899 19413.17988 1.35 1
4/01/1900 19413.18353 0.15 0
6/01/1905 25807.20240 6.82 0
7/01/1887 31924.13696 2.00 0
Virginia Ditch616Smith 12/19/1887 19413.13867 5.00 0
Fork 4/01/1891 19413.15066 1.01 9
4/01/1892 19413.15432 0.58 2
4/01/1893 19413.15797 0.60 1
4/01/1894 19413.16162 0.35 6
4/01/1895 19413.16527 0.35 6
4/01/1896 19413.16893 0.15 0
4/01/1897 19413.17258 0.09 4
4/01/1898 19413.17623 0.09 4
4/01/1899 19413.17988 0.26 3
4/01/1900 19413.18353 0.20 7
12/19/1887 31924.13867 1.00 0
Grandview 503Smith 3/28/1895 21263.16523 40.50 0
Canal Fork 7/01/1914 25807.23557 42.50 0
3/28/1895 31924.16523 7.50 0
The right to storage water in Crawford Reservoir is held by the individuals that have subscribed for
project water. Currently, the project is fully subscribed and will generally deliver approximately 10,350
acre-feet to the members. Project water is available "on call" by the subscribing individuals who will
place their requests based on the availability of water from other sources, namely the direct flow water
rights. The majority of the reservoir capacity in excess of the project water allocation (10,350 acre-feet)
is reserved as a permanent recreation and conservation pool. Project water from the reservoir can be
physically delivered to the Crawford Clipper, Grandview, and the Aspen Canal. Project deliveries to the
Needle Rock, Saddle Mountain, Virginia, and Daisy ditches (hereafter referred to as the Upper Ditches)
must be delivered by an exchange involving the Clipper Ditch.
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