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rio grande
7 Porch Notes tagged “rio grande,” from counties across Colorado.
Water and land - Saguache County
In Saguache County, many farm wells belong to a groundwater subdistrict
Many larger San Luis Valley wells need an augmentation plan or water subdistrict membership to offset pumping impacts.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Mineral County
Fishing the upper Rio Grande near Creede follows the water's own rules
The upper Rio Grande through Mineral County is a well-known trout fishery, but rules and access change by river segment, so check the regulations for the stretch you plan to fish.
Read note ->Water and land - Mineral County
Mineral County sits in the headwaters of an interstate river
Mineral County lies in the upper Rio Grande basin, where water is administered under an interstate compact, so water rights here carry obligations far downstream.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Alamosa County
Fishing the Rio Grande: the rules change by stretch
The Rio Grande running through the San Luis Valley is a well-known trout fishery, but the bag limits, gear rules, and which fish you keep depend on the specific stretch you are standing on.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Rio Grande County
The Rio Grande's Gold Medal trout run between South Fork and Del Norte
A long stretch of the Rio Grande between South Fork and Del Norte carries Colorado's Gold Medal designation for trophy trout, fished with flies and lures only.
Read note ->History and culture - Alamosa County
Why Alamosa sits where it does: the railroad put it there
Alamosa began as a railroad town built by the Denver & Rio Grande along the Rio Grande, which is why it grew into the hub of the San Luis Valley.
Read note ->Water and land - Mineral County
Wagon Wheel Gap is a narrow rock gateway with its own geology story
Wagon Wheel Gap, where the Rio Grande squeezes through a rock narrows southeast of Creede, sits on the edge of an ancient volcanic caldera and has an interpretive site explaining its geology and old fluorspar mining.
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