ISFAPP01353

• Case Number: 77W4636
• Stream Name: West Creek
• Watershed: Arkansas River
• Water Division: 2
• Water District: 12
• County: Fremont
• Instream Flow App - Doc Type: Final Decree/Stipulations

s. That the Applic~tion herein concern~ a claim made
pur?uant to the provisions of C.R.S. 1973, 37-92-102(3) and
c.R.s. 1973~ 37-92-103(3), (4) and (10) known as Senate Bill
.97 ,'and that the purpose. oi" the. appropriation claimed herein
by the State of Colorado is to insure the preservation of a
minimum stream level to protect the. natural environment to
.a reasonable degree.
6. That Applicant has furnished acceptable proof as
to claims made.

IT IS; THEREFORE, ORDERED AS FOLLOWS: That Appli-
. cant ~e, and' is hereby, awarded ,an absolute surface water

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right; to-wit:
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.NAME AND ADDRESS: Colorado Water Conservation Board
1313 Sherman Street, 8th Floor
Denver, Colorado 80203

. WATER RI GHT
NAME OF NATURAL STREAM, OR LAKE: West Creek.

LOCATION OF STREAM, OR LAKE: Legal description of beginning.
and. end p01nts of min1mum stream flow claimed: The natural
.stream channel from West Creek Lake at lat 38 deg 22'03" N;
105, deg 54'39" W as the upstream terminus and National Forest
Boundary at la t 38 deg 24' 45" N; long 105 deg 52' 07" W as the
downstream terminus, being a.distance of approximately 4.
miles; This segment can be located on the Howard U.S.G.S.
quadrangle.
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PRIORI TY DATE:
nght 'shall be
prior 'to 1977,
37-92"306
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January 19, 1977, provided, however, that this
junior to all priorities awarded in cases filed
and .otherwise junior as provided in C.R.S. 1973,

AMOiJNTOF WATER: 4.0 c.Ls.,/'

USEI OF WATER: . To maintain such m1n1mum flows as are required
to preserve the natural environment to a reasonable degree.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That Applicant shall install

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and maintain such water measurement devices, recording devices', ,

content gauges and inlet and outlet measurement and recording

~evic~s, as the case may .be, as _are deemed essential by the

Office of the State Engineer, and the same shall be installed
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and' operated in accordance with instructions from said Office.

Pag~ 2, Ruling of Referee W-4636

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