Pursuant to ISF Rule 5, the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) is providing notice that the following streams are being considered for appropriation. The earliest these streams could be recommended to the CWCB Board is at the January 2022 meeting. Staff is evaluating these recommendations for completeness and accuracy and performing an independent review of water availability. Staff requests public comment on these recommendations and urges any interested parties to provide comments to Rob Viehl. Detailed information regarding these proposed instream flow appropriations can be obtained by clicking on the stakeholder recommendation in the table below. Staff will provide regular updates to this table as information is received and developed.
- Appropriation Notices
- Presentations at the 2021 ISF Workshop
- Mapping Data
Additional Information
Instream Flow Appropriations
Last Updated: [9/30/22]
| Water Division | Stream Name | Supporting Documentation | Recommending Entity | County | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garber Creek (Confl. North & South Garber Creeks to confl. West Plum Creek) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Douglas | Postponed until 2023 |
| 1 | Herman Gulch (Increase) (Headwaters to confl. Clear Creek) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Clear Creek | Postponed until 2023 |
| 1 | Platte Gulch | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW and Park County | Park | Postponed until 2023 |
| 1 | Sulzer Gulch (Headwaters to confl. Big Thompson River) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW and Larimer County Dept. of Natural Resources | Larimer | Postponed until 2023 |
| 1 | Square Tops Creek (Outlet of Lower Square Lake to Inlet Duck Lake) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Clear Creek | Postponed until 2023 |
| 1 | West Plum Creek (Headwaters to confl. East Plum Creek) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Douglas | Postponed until 2023 |
| 2 | Cottonwood Creek (Headwaters to F. Keuhn Ditch No. 2 headgate) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Custer | Postponed until 2023 |
| 2 | Cottonwood Creek (Confl. Salt Creek to Giem Ditch headgate) | BLM | Fremont | Postponed until 2023 | |
| 2 | East Gulch (Confl. Antelope Gulch to confl. Arkansas River) | BLM | Fremont | Postponed until 2023 | |
| 4 | Beaver Dams Creek (Headwaters to confl. East Fork Dry Creek) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Ouray | Postponed until 2023 |
| 4 | Big A Creek (Headwaters to confl. Red Canyon Creek) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Montrose | Postponed until 2023 |
| 4 | Cottonwood Creek (Increase) | BLM | Montrose | Postponed until 2023 | |
| 4 | Cunningham Creek (Headwaters to confl. WF Terror Creek) | CPW | Delta | Candidate* | |
| 4 | Curecanti Creek (Increase) (Headwaters to confl. Morrow Point Reservoir) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Gunnison | Postponed until 2023 |
| 4 | East Fork Dry Creek (Headwaters to confl. Beaver Dams Creek) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Montrose, Ouray | Postponed until 2023 |
| 4 | East Muddy Creek (Confl. Lee Creek to confl. West Muddy Creek) | Recommendation Letter | BLM | Gunnison | Postponed until 2023 |
| 4 | Goat Creek (Headwaters to confl. Beaver Creek) | Recommendation Letter | BLM | San Miguel | Postponed until 2023 |
| 4 | Italian Creek (Confl. South Italian Creek to confl. Taylor River) | HCCA | Gunnison | Appropriated | |
| 4 | Kelly Creek (Headwaters to confl. Red Canyon Creek) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Montrose | Postponed until 2023 |
| 4 | Little Cimarron River (increase) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Gunnison | Candidate* |
| 4 | Little Cimarron River (Butte Ditch headgate to confl. Cimarron River) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Gunnison, Montrose | Candidate* |
| 4 | Lottis Creek (Headwaters to confl. Taylor Creek) | HCCA | Gunnison | Appropriated | |
| 4 | Main Hubbard Creek (headwaters to Overland Ditch) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Delta | Postponed until 2023 |
| 4 | Middle Hubbard Creek (headwaters to Overland Ditch) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Delta | Postponed until 2023 |
| 4 | Monitor Creek | BLM | Montrose | Postponed until 2023 | |
| 4 | Pine Creek (Headwaters to confl. Morrow Point Reservoir) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Gunnison | Postponed until 2023 |
| 4 | Potter Creek (Increase) (U.S. Forest Service Property Boundary to confl. Monitor Creek) | BLM | Montrose | Postponed until 2023 | |
| 4 | Potter Creek (Increase) (Confl. Monitor Creek to confl. Roubideau Creek) | BLM | Montrose | Postponed until 2023 | |
| 4 | Red Canyon (Headwaters to confl. Big A Creek) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Montrose | Postponed until 2023 |
| 4 | Sink Creek | CPW | Candidate* | ||
| 4 | Spring Creek (Headwaters to Crabtree Ditch Headgate) |
| BLM | Montrose | Withdrawn |
| 4 | West Hubbard Creek (Headwaters to Overland Ditch) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Delta | Postponed until 2023 |
| 4 | West Muddy Creek (Confl. Ault Creek to confl. East Muddy Creek) | Recommendation Letter | BLM | Gunnison | Postponed until 2023 |
| 4 | Uncompahgre River | CPW | Ouray | Candidate* | |
| 5 | Kinney Creek (Headwaters to confl. McQuery Cr) | BLM | Grand | Appropriated | |
| 5 | Rock Creek (Headwaters to confl. Colorado River) | Preliminary Recommendation | BLM | Grand | Postponed until 2023 |
| 5 | Spruce Creek (increase) (Headwaters to confl. Hoagland Canal hdgt) | BLM | Grand, Summit | Appropriated | |
| 6 | Bear Creek (Headwaters to confl. NF White River) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Garfield | Postponed until 2023 |
| 6 | Big Fish Creek (Headwaters to confl. NF White River) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Garfield | Postponed until 2023 |
| 6 | Deep Creek (Headwaters to confl. Steamboat Lake) | BLM | Routt | Appropriated | |
| 6 | East Marvine Creek (Headwaters to confl. Marvine Creek) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Rio Blanco | Postponed until 2023 |
| 6 | Hauskins Creek (Headwaters to confl. NF White River) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Garfield | Postponed until 2023 |
| 6 | Hill Creek (Headwaters to Hill Creek Ditch #2  hdgt.) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Rio Blanco | Postponed until 2023 |
| 6 | Lynx Creek (Headwaters to confl. NF White River) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Garfield | Postponed until 2023 |
| 6 | Milk Creek (Confl. Wilson Creek to confl. Yampa River) | Recommendation Letter | BLM | Moffat | Postponed until 2023 |
| 6 | Mirror Creek (Headwaters to confl. NF White River) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Rio Blanco | Postponed until 2023 |
| 6 | Paradise Creek (Headwaters to Paradise Ponds diversion hdgt.) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Garfield, Rio Blanco | Postponed until 2023 |
| 6 | Piceance Creek | Recommendation Letter | BLM | Garfield, Rio Blanco | Postponed until 2023 |
| 6 | Piceance Creek | Recommendation Letter | BLM | Rio Blanco | Postponed until 2023 |
| 6 | Picket Pin Creek (Headwaters to confl. NF White River) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Garfield | Postponed until 2023 |
| 6 | South Fork White River (Flat Tops Wilderness Boundary to confl. Swede Creek) | Preliminary Recommendation | CPW | Rio Blanco | Postponed until 2023 |
| 6 | Watson Creek (Confl. Moody Creek to Hardscrabble Ditch hdgt) | BLM | Routt | Appropriated |
*Candidate indicates that the segment is under investigation for a future ISF recommendation, but has not been formally noticed and will not be brought to the board in January 2022
BLM: Bureau of Land Management
CPW: Colorado Parks and Wildlife
HCCA: High Country Conservation Advocates
USFS: U.S. Forest Service