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Water and land
Wells and water rights, septic and rural land, mineral rights, and what it really means to own ground in a place where water is its own kind of property.
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Water and land - June 10, 2026
Around Lamar, ditch water and tap water are two different things
Farm and rural parcels in the Lower Arkansas Valley often carry irrigation ditch shares that are separate from the household water supply.
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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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Black Canyon's dark walls are nearly two-billion-year-old rock
The steep, dark walls of Black Canyon of the Gunnison are ancient Precambrian gneiss and schist laced with pink pegmatite dikes, cut into a narrow gorge by the Gunnison River.
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Blue grama and buffalo grass are the backbone of Cheyenne County's prairie
Cheyenne County sits in Colorado's shortgrass prairie, where low, drought-hardy native grasses like blue grama and buffalo grass dominate the land.
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Blue Mesa is a federal reservoir, not the county's tap water
Blue Mesa Reservoir is part of a National Park Service recreation area on the Gunnison River and is managed by federal agencies, separate from any town's drinking-water system.
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Boating at Eleven Mile State Park means a boat inspection for invasive species
Eleven Mile State Park allows boating on its big reservoir, but trailered boats must pass an aquatic nuisance species inspection first.
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Boating Lake San Cristobal means following Colorado's mussel rules
Lake San Cristobal near Lake City is one of Colorado's larger natural lakes, and boats launched there fall under the state's aquatic nuisance species inspection rules.
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Boating rules change from one foothills reservoir to the next
Carter Lake, Pinewood Reservoir, and Flatiron Reservoir sit close together west of Loveland, but each allows different kinds of boating, so the rules depend on which water you pick.
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Boats at Ruedi Reservoir get inspected for invasive species
Ruedi Reservoir east of Basalt is open for boating, but all boats must pass an aquatic nuisance species inspection at the ramp before launching and again when they leave the water.
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Boats on Chaffee County waters need a clean check first
Before launching on Colorado waters, motorboats and sailboats need an aquatic nuisance species stamp, and trailered or motorized boats must pass an inspection to keep invasive mussels out.
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Boats on Dillon Reservoir get inspected for invasive species before launching
Dillon Reservoir requires aquatic nuisance species inspection for trailered boats, which helps keep zebra and quagga mussels out of Summit County's water.
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Bring your boat clean and dry to Lathrop State Park
Motorized boats must pass an aquatic nuisance species inspection before launching at Lathrop State Park, where an invasive water weed has already been found.
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Broomfield's tap water is mostly piped in from the mountains
Broomfield does not sit on a big local river, so much of its drinking water is brought in through mountain water projects and treated before it reaches homes.
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Buying irrigated land near Alamosa: the water is its own deal
Farm and ranch parcels in the San Luis Valley often depend on irrigation water that is governed separately from the land, and that water can carry its own rights, costs, and limits.
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Center-pivot circles here are watered from the Ogallala, and that supply is finite
The green irrigation circles across Kit Carson County draw from the High Plains (Ogallala) aquifer, a groundwater supply that recharges slowly.
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Continental Reservoir is a high lake for boating and trout, with rules at the ramp
Continental Reservoir near Creede has a boat ramp and stocked trout, but motorboats must run wakeless and carry a Colorado registration and aquatic nuisance species stamp, and the lake is usually frozen in winter.
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Crystal Peak: a world-famous home for blue-green amazonite
The Crystal Peak area between Woodland Park and Lake George is known worldwide for amazonite and smoky quartz, with much of the prime ground held as private or claimed land you'll want to confirm before digging.
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Denver owns a chain of mountain parks far outside the city
The City and County of Denver owns dozens of mountain parks in the foothills and high country, miles outside its own borders, including Red Rocks, Genesee, and Echo Lake.
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Denver's riverside greenway trails all knot together at Confluence Park
From the spot where Cherry Creek meets the South Platte, a paved greenway built over decades carries walkers and cyclists along the water, out of downtown and far upstream.
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Dinosaur National Monument's Colorado side is canyons, not bones
Dinosaur National Monument straddles Colorado and Utah, but the famous fossil wall is on the Utah side — the Colorado side near the town of Dinosaur is about deep river canyons and overlooks.
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Elkhead Reservoir offers flat-water boating near Craig
Elkhead Reservoir State Park, northeast of Craig, is a developed lake for boating and fishing, and motorized or trailered watercraft must pass an aquatic nuisance species inspection before launching.
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Fish San Juan County's high lakes and side creeks, and know the upper Animas
Many tributaries and high lakes around Silverton fish well; the main-stem upper Animas is shaped by old-mine metals, so plan your trout day around the side waters.
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Fishing in Broomfield happens at named ponds, under state rules
Broomfield allows fishing at several named city ponds and reservoirs, with a Colorado fishing license required and state regulations that can differ by water.
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Fishing the high lakes and creeks above Gilpin County's East Portal
The lakes and streams in the James Peak Wilderness above Gilpin County's East Portal draw hike-in anglers, but fishing them means a license and rules that change by water.
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