Colorado Porch

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arkansas basin

3 Porch Notes tagged “arkansas basin,” from counties across Colorado.

Water and land - Custer County

A pond on a Custer County parcel needs a water right behind it

In the Arkansas River basin, even a small pond can need its own water right, and a pond that has been there for years is not automatically in the clear.

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Water and land - Las Animas County

Around Trinidad, the Purgatoire River sits inside the Arkansas water system

Surface water in Las Animas County is part of the Arkansas River Basin and is administered by the state's Water Division 2, so a property's water question is rarely as simple as 'there's a river nearby.'

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Water and land - Huerfano County

Huerfano and Cucharas water is part of the Arkansas Basin

The Huerfano and Cucharas rivers feed the Arkansas Basin, and water here is managed under Colorado's priority system in Water Division 2, so land and water rights are separate questions.

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