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3 Porch Notes tagged “dove creek,” from counties across Colorado.

Water and land - Dolores County

In Dolores County, dryland and irrigated ground are not the same buy

Much of the farmland around Dove Creek is dryland, raised on rain and snow alone, while irrigated ground depends on a separate water supply that may or may not come with the parcel.

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History and culture - Dolores County

Dove Creek: the county seat that calls itself the Pinto Bean Capital

Dove Creek is the seat of Dolores County and grew up around dryland bean and grain farming, which is why it bills itself as the Pinto Bean Capital of the World.

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Local rules - Dolores County

In Dolores County, an address tells you who makes the rules

Dove Creek and Rico are the county's incorporated towns, and everywhere else is unincorporated, where the county commissioners set the land-use rules.

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