ISFAPP00593

• Case Number: 77W1341
• Stream Name: Fish Creek
• Watershed: Yampa River
• Water Division: 6
• Water District: 58
• County: Routt
• Instream Flow App - Doc Type: Final Decree/Stipulations

II HE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR
WATER DIVISION NO. 6
STATE OF COLORADO
CASE NO. W- 1341-77

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IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION FOR
WATER RIGHTS OF THE COLORADO WATER
CONSERVATION BOARD, ON BEHALF OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO

IN FISH GREEK, A NATURAL STREAM

RULING OF THE REFEREE

IN THE WATERSHED OF THE
YAMPA RIVER
IN ROUTT COUNTY.

The undersigned water referee, having investigat~d the matter of the application
on file herein, hereby makes the foll~wing ruling thereon:
That the applicant has provided acceptable proof to the court. That the
applicant be, and is hereby, awarded ,an absolute s~ace ~ter right to wit:

NAME AN]) ADDRESS: The Colorado Wa ter Conserva tioD J3,oard
1313 Sherman Street, Room 823
Denver, Colorado 80203
WATER RIGHT

Name of Ditch, Spring, or other structure: FISH CREEK

Location: Legal Des~ription of beginning and end pOints of minimum stream
flow claimed 1 The natural stream channel from headwaters 826 .T3N R87W 6PM
as the upstream terminus and FS boundary, South boundary of S34 T4N R87W 6p. M.
as the downstream te~inu9' being a distance of approximately J miles. This
segment can be locat~d o~ the Dunckley Pass, Dunckley ~.S.G.S. quadrangle.

Description of
Priority Date:

Ditch and/~r Pipeline: (Means of Diversion), N/A

September 23, 1977 provided, howeve~, that this right shall ~
junior to all priorities awarded in cases filed prior to 1977.
and otherwise junior as provided in C.~.S. 1973, 37-9~-306.

Amount of Water:

1 cfs

Use of Water: To maintain such minimum flows as ar&. required to preserve the
natural environment to a reaso~able degree, purs~ant to C.R.S.1973,. 37-92-103.

That the United States of America filed a statem~nt of opposition. That a
stipulation has been reached between the United Stat.es and the applicant herein
and such stipulation is made part of and incorpo:rat~d into any order entered
in this ca se.

That the Colorado River ~ater Conservation Distr~ct timely filed a statement
of opposition and suvsequently withdrew said opposit.ion.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that applicant shall install and maintain such water
measurment devices, recording devices, content gaug~s and inlet and outlet
measurement and recording devices, as the case may ~e. as are deemed essential
by the Office of the State Ei1gineer, and the same Shall be installed and
operated in accordance with instructions from said ~ffice.

Doted this

27th

day of

1981

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'STATE OF C::lI_~~AD:l

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No protest _as file~ in this motter.
The foregoing ruling i. oonfirme~
8J2d approved. and 1s made the
JU<lSmSllt 8D4 Deor.. of this oourt.

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