2024 ISF Recommendations

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 2024 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.

Last Updated: [3/03/23]
Instream Flow Appropriations

Water
Division
Stream Name Supporting Documentation Recommending
Entity
County

Status  

1
East Roaring Fork Creek (Headwaters to confl Roaring Creek)
  CPW Larimer Active
1

Garber Creek
(Confl. North & South Garber Creeks to confl. West Plum Creek)

Preliminary Recommendation CPW Douglas Active
1

Platte Gulch
(Headwaters to confl. Middle Fork South Platte)

Preliminary Recommendation CPW and Park County Park Active
1 Sulzer Gulch
(Headwaters to confl. Big Thompson River)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW and Larimer County Dept. of Natural Resources Larimer Active
1 Square Tops Creek
(Outlet of Lower Square Lake to Inlet Duck Lake)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Clear Creek Active
1 West Plum Creek
(Headwaters to confl. East Plum Creek)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Douglas Active
1 Williams Gulch (Headwaters to confl Cache la Poudre River)   CPW Larimer Active
2 Cottonwood Creek
(Headwaters to F. Keuhn Ditch No. 2 headgate)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Custer Active
2 Cottonwood Creek
(Confl. Salt Creek to Giem Ditch headgate)
  BLM Fremont Active
2 East Gulch
(Confl. Antelope Gulch to confl. Arkansas River)
  BLM Fremont Active
2 Titan Lake   CPW Lake Active
4 Beaver Dams Creek
(Headwaters to confl. East Fork Dry Creek)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Ouray Active
4 Cunningham Creek
(Headwaters to confl. WF Terror Creek)
  CPW Delta Candidate*
4 Deer Creek (Headwaters to Beitler No. 2 Diversion Structure)   HCCA Gunnison Active
4 East Fork Dry Creek
(Headwaters to confl. Beaver Dams Creek)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Montrose, Ouray Active
4 East Muddy Creek
(Confl. Lee Creek to confl. West Muddy Creek)
Recommendation Letter BLM Gunnison Active
4

Goat Creek
(Headwaters to confl. Beaver Creek)

Recommendation Letter BLM San Miguel  Active
4

Little Cimarron River (increase)
(Confl. Van Boxel Creek to Butte Ditch Hdgt)

Preliminary Recommendation CPW Gunnison Candidate*
4 Little Cimarron River
(Butte Ditch headgate to confl. Cimarron River)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Gunnison, Montrose Candidate*
4 Main Hubbard Creek
(headwaters to Overland Ditch)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Delta Active
4 Middle Hubbard Creek
(headwaters to Overland Ditch)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Delta Active
4

Deer Creek (Headwaters to Beitler No. 2 Diversion Structure)

 

BLM Mesa Active
4 Pine Creek
(Headwaters to confl. Morrow Point Reservoir)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Gunnison Active
4 Sink Creek   CPW Delta Candidate*
4 Splains Gulch (Headwaters to confl Morrow Point Reservoir)   HCCA Gunnison Active
4 Steuben Creek (Increase)
(Confl. West Steuben Creek to confl. Blue Mesa Reservoir)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Gunnison Active
4 Uncompahgre River   CPW Ouray Candidate*
4 Unnamed Tributary to East Fork Dry Creek
(Headwaters to confl. EF Dry Creek)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Montrose
Ouray
Active
4 West Hubbard Creek
(Headwaters to Overland Ditch)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Delta Active
4 West Muddy Creek
(Confl. Ault Creek to confl. East Muddy Creek)
Recommendation Letter BLM Gunnison Active
5 Coon Creek
(Coon Creek Reservoir 4 to South Side Canal)
Recommendation Letter BLM Mesa Active
5 Derby Creek (increase)
(Confl. South Derby Creek to confl. Colorado River)
Recommendation Letter BLM Eagle Active
5 Little Elk Creek
(Headwaters to Elk Creek No.1 Ditch)
Recommendation Letter BLM Pitkin Active
6 Bear Creek
(Headwaters to confl. NF White River)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Garfield Active
6 Big Fish Creek
(Headwaters to confl. NF White River)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Garfield Active
Clear Creek (Headwaters to confl Milk Creek)   BLM Moffat Active
6 East Marvine Creek
(Headwaters to confl. Marvine Creek)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Rio Blanco Active
6 Hauskins Creek
(Headwaters to confl. NF White River
Preliminary Recommendation CPW
Garfield
Active
6 Hill Creek
(Headwaters to Hill Creek Ditch #2 &#3 hdgt.)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Rio Blanco Active
6 Lynx Creek 
(Headwaters to confl. NF White River)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Garfield Active
6 Milk Creek
(Confl. Wilson Creek to confl. Yampa River)
Recommendation Letter BLM Moffat Active
6 Mirror Creek
(Headwaters to confl. NF White River)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Rio Blanco Active
6 Pagoda Creek (Headwaters to confl South Fork Williams Fork   BLM Rio Blanco Active
6 Paradise Creek
(Headwaters to Paradise Ponds diversion hdgt.)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW
Garfield, Rio Blanco
Active
6 Picket Pin Creek
(Headwaters to confl. NF White River)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Garfield Active
6 South Fork White River
(Flat Tops Wilderness Boundary to confl. Swede Creek)
Preliminary Recommendation CPW Rio Blanco Active
6 Vermillion Creek
(Talamantes Creek to Ink Springs)
Recommendation Letter BLM Moffat Active
6 Vermillion Creek
(Ink Springs to Vermillion Ditch)
Recommendation Letter BLM Moffat Active
6 Vermillion Creek
(Vermillion Ditch to Green River)
Recommendation Letter BLM Moffat Active
6 Ways Gulch
(Headwaters to confl. Willow Creek)
Recommendation Letter BLM Routt Active
6 Wheeler Creek
(Headwaters to Akers Ditch)
Recommendation Letter BLM Jackson Active

*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 2024

BLM: Bureau of Land Management
CPW: Colorado Parks and Wildlife
HCCA: High Country Conservation Advocates
USFS: U.S. Forest Service