ISFAPP01202

• Case Number: 98CW0235
• Stream Name: Cow Creek
• Watershed: Soap Creek
• Water Division: 4
• Water District: 59
• County: Gunnison
• Instream Flow App - Doc Type: Final Decree/Stipulations

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No 98CW235
Colorado Water Cons. Board

4. Legal description of the stream segment through which!an instream flow is
claimed.

The natural stream channel from headwaters in the vicinity of
latitude 380 37' 54" N and longitude 1070 16' 12" Was the upstream
terminus and extending to confluence of Soap Creek at latitude 380 32' 47"
N and 1070 18' 52" W as the downstream terminus, being a distance of
approximately 7.5 miles. This segment can be located on the Little Soap
Park and Big Soap Park U.S.G.S. quadrangles. See Exhibit A.

Administration: For the stream segments in an unsurveyed area, the
Division Engineer has determined for administrative purposes that the
approximate legal description of the instream flow termini as protracted
from U.S.G.S. and/or U.S.F.S. mapping is as follows: downstream terminus
in the SW Y4, SW Y4, S29, T51N, R4W, NMPM.

5. Use of water:

Instream flow to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable
degree.

6. Date of initiation of appropriation:

May ll, 1998

7. The water was first applied to the above beneficial use on May 11, 1998,
by action of the Colorado Water Conservation Board under the provision
ofC.R.S. !i!i 37-92-102(3), 37~92-103(3), (4), (10).

8. Amount of water claimed (ABSOLUTE): 1.25 c.f.s. (April 1 - August 14);
0.5 c.f.s. (August 15 - March 31).

THE WATER REFEREE RULES:

The application is granted and a decree in the amount of (ABSOLUTE) 1.25
c.f.s. (April 1 - August 14); 0.5 c.f.s. (August 15 - March 31) is hereby entered to
preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree through the upstream and
downstream points as described in paragraph 4 above. The appropriation date for this
water right is May ll, 1998.

The priority herein awarded was filed in the water court in the year of 1998
and shall be junior to all priorities filed in previous years. As between all rights filed
in the same calendar year, priorities shall be determined by historical date of
appropriation and not affected by the date of entry of ruling. The Applicant shall
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