The south end of the West Twin Lakes Trail in Gunbarrel will close for up to three weeks for emergency stabilization of a bank along the Boulder and Left Hand The 1882 ruling in that case affirmed Left Hand Ditch Companys right to make the inter-basin diversion, based on their prior claim and their putting the diverted water to beneficial use in their fields along Left Hand Creek. Box 190Lamar, Colorado 81052Division: South Platte River Basin, Lower Kelso Ditch Company12665 Highway 82Carbondale, Colorado 81623Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 963 1712, Lower Oligarchy Ditch Company157 Baylor Way, P.O. By the early 20th century the mines had played out, and most were abandoned. WebFormal entryways were installed to improve user safety and direct user traffic to boulder steps into the waters edge. Morrison, ColoradoDivision: South Platte River Basin, J. C. COY DITCHc/o Fisher and HoffmanFort Collins, Colorado 80522Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 482 8554, James Ditch8090 Nelson RoadLongmont, Colorado 80501Division: South Platte River Basin, Jones and Donnelly Ditch6967 Valmont RoadBoulder, ColoradoDivision: South Platte River Basin, Kerr No. MayofferLouisville, Colorado 80024Division: South Platte River Basin, Kinnear Ditch80 South 27thBrighton, Colorado 80028Division: South Platte River Basin, Lake Canal Reservoir CompanyMelissa Buick207 Windflower WaySeverance, CO 80550 [emailprotected]Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: (970) 686-7126 Office (970) 420-7019 Cell, Larimer and Weld Irrigation Company106 Elm Street, PO Box 206Eaton, Colorado 80615Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 454 3377, Larimer County Canal No. These stones were used to hold down the edges of the tepees. Portable toilet available during summer months. The location, the willingness of the sellers to sell, and the benets it will provide for the commu-nity through the Open Space Boulder County, Colorado . It can be seen on 2144 W. ColfaxDenver, Colorado 80001Division: South Platte River Basin, Leggett Ditch Company735 BowenLongmont, Colorado 80501Division: South Platte River Basin, Little Cache La Poudre Irrigating Ditch Company2305 N. Taft Hill RoadFt. Subscribers are able to see the revised versions of legislation with amendments. You also get a useful overview of how the case was received. Left Hand Creek, and its tributary James Creek, drain the local mountains in roughly an easterly direction (oddly oblique to major, mapped faults) at a latitude corresponding to Niwot or Nebo Road. These farmers began diverting water from Left Hand Creek to grow crops in the semi-arid environment. WebDitch and Reservoir . In fact, had it been a volcano, Haystack Mountain would have had a glorious future as it continued to grow, and taken its place among the giants of Colorado! In 1863, the Left Hand Ditch Company constructed a dam and a ditch to divert water from St. Vrain Creek near Boulder, Colorado, into Left Hand Creek. Local interests sought, for most sites, alternatives to Superfund listing, that would still result in creek restoration. Morgan, Colorado 80701Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 867 5621, North Poudre Irrigation CompanyP.O. The evidence shows that the original Dry Creek ditch was built by D. H. Nichols, in the early sixties, and that the original channel and diverting works were enlarged, from time to time, upon the construction of other ditches. That is of course unless curious hikers slip past the watchful eyes of the current owners, the Ebel family, and hike its summit. Morgan, Colorado 80701Division: South Platte River Basin, Bald Mountain Water AssociationRt 2 Box 319-NLoveland, Colorado 80539Division: South Platte River Basin, Bayou Association of Ditches4315 Xenon StreetWheatridge, Colorado 80033Division: South Platte River Basin, Bee Line Ditch Route 1, Box 65 Milliken, Colorado 80543 Division: South Platte River Basin Phone: 970-587-2258, Besline Land & Reservoir Co.Rt 1, Box 218Erie, Colorado 80516Division: South Platte River Basin, Big Thompson and South PlatteRoute 1, Box 65Milliken, Colorado 80543Division: South Platte River Basin, Bijou Irrigation Canal Company410 E. Railroad Ave., P.O. Box 38Fort Morgan, Colorado 80701Division: South Platte River Basin, John Rice Ditchc/o Bob SeewaldLongmont, Colorado 80501Division: South Platte River Basin, Josh Ames Ditch232 East Vine StreetFort Collins, Colorado 80524Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 482 7652, Kerr No. Covered with prairie grass, and arid landscape vegetation, this tiny pinnacle is not even shaded by a single tree! Upon investigating upstream with a party of nine, he found the dam that diverted all the water from South St. Vrain Creek into James Creek. Sign-up to receive Emails or SMS/Text Messages on a variety of subjects. 23Fort Lupton, Colorado 80621Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 785 2147, Marshalville Ditch CompanyRt. Boulder County Parks and Open Space plans to Box 606Cheyenne Wells, Colorado 80810Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 303 767 5318, Eaton Ditch (Larimer-Weld Canal)c/o Windsor Reservoir and Canal Co.Eaton, Colorado 80631Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 454 3377, Elder Reservoirc/o Windsor Reservoir and Canal Co.Eaton, Colorado 80613Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970-454-3377, English Ditchc/o Belvert ShablePlatteville, Colorado 80051Division: South Platte River Basin, Evans No. 3 or Greeley No. WebBoulder and Left Hand Irrigation Company, 1982-1983 Scope and Contents From the Series: This series primarily consists of financial documents, such as annual financial reports, bank statements, cancelled checks, deposit slips, invoices, and checkbooks. Box 974Fort Morgan, Colorado 80701Division: South Platte River Basin, Hanson Supply and Feeder Canalsc/o Northern Co. Water Conservancy DistLoveland, Colorado 80539Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 667 2437, Harris and Reed Ditch CompanyPO Box 1534Basalt, Colorado 81621Division: South Platte River Basin, Henrylyn Irrigation Dist.Box 141Hudson, Colorado 80642Division: South Platte River Basin, Highland Lake Reservoir Company1209 Sumner StreetLongmont, Colorado 80501Division: South Platte River Basin, Hill and BrushRoute 1Milliken, Colorado 80543Division: South Platte River Basin, Home Supply Extension Ditch Company6681 Weld County Road 50Johnstown, Colorado 80534Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970) 587 2112, Houck No. Thus, the two cultures came together for a short period of time, before the great Indian chief met his untimely death at the banks of the notorious Sand Creek, in the Sand Creek massacre. Box 1584/ 2319 E. Mulberry StreetFort Collins, Colorado 80522Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 482 3433, Johnson & Edwards Ditch Co.PO BoxHillrose, Colorado 80733Division: South Platte River Basin, Kern Reservoir & Ditch CompanyP.O. in the courts, which doctrine was rejected by this court. are not called upon to inject themselves into the controversy and decide between them." A. C. Patton and James W. McCreery, for appellees. 8c/o Windsor Reservoir and Canal Co.Eaton, Colorado 80613Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 454 3377, North Kiowa-Bijou Groindwater Mgmt. VLEX uses login cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience. Contact information is provided on a voluntary basis. About 70 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period when dinosaurs still roamed in what is now Colorado, an extensive shallow sea left muddy deposits that became poorly consolidated into the thick layer of Pierre Shale that underlies much of the area. In the original water adjudication proceedings for irrigation in water district No. In addition to Gold, the Jamestown area produced fluorspar, lead, silver and copper. Boulder and Left Hand Ditch Company still owns the rights to the water and Boulder County owns the land surrounding them. Box 1713Longmont, Colorado 80502Division: South Platte River Basin, Cobb LakeCare of Windsor Reservoir and Canal Co.Eaton, Colorado 80613Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970-454-3377, Conner Lateral Ditch Company2307 S. County Road 7Loveland, Colorado 80537Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 667-1112, Consolidated Home Supply Ditch and Reservoir Co.PO Box 1548Berthoud, CO 80513Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 667-1934, Costilla County Conservancy District401 Church Place Suite ASan Luis, Colorado 81152Division: Rio Grande Basin, Crawford Clipper Ditch CompanyP.O. These settlers, the Affolter family, built one of the early buildings in Boulder County. Surface runoff was diverted away from these waste rock piles. Search over 120 million documents from over 100 countries including primary and secondary collections of legislation, case law, regulations, practical law, news, forms and contracts, books, journals, and more. Like every mountain Haystacks story began long, long ago. Instead, it solidified, once and for all, the Prior Appropriation (or Colorado) doctrine as the basis for water law in Colorado. At this time Left Hand Creek was a seasonal creek that dried out in late summer. Stock for Sale / Lease ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Advanced A.I. Others too give witness to this infamous interaction. This property has been a priority for the program for many years, said Sandra Duff, senior land ofcer for the county. Lake Isabelle is drained by the Left Hand Ditch Company, which has owned the water rights at Isabelle since 1936, decades before passage of the 1964 Wilderness Act and congressional designation of the Indian Peaks Wilderness in 1978. In the head of California Gulch west of Ward, however, Superfund listing was approved in 2003 for an area that included several sites: the Captain Jack Mill Site, the Big Five Tunnel, and several mines including the White Raven. Colorados First Inter-basin Water Transfer and the Coffin versus Left Hand Ditch Water Case. Before streams went to work eroding these deposits, they used to be thicker and more continuous than they are today. Basic research and scanning services may be requested by emailing [email protected]. officers are not called upon to inject themselves into the controversy and decide between them." What is now Haystack Mountain, was once part of Table Mountain, said Webel. Subscribers can access the reported version of this case. Open Flow Inc Poplar Family Fund (Community Foundation Boulder County) Social Venture Partners Boulder County/Edmund T and Eleanor Quick Foundation Friends of St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Niwot Rock and Rails Aris & Suzanne Sophocles Vinay Nair and Gaya Vinay Left Hand and Farmers are mutual ditch companies. How did an 1879 water conflict in the Left Hand Creek headwaters come to influence water law in nine western states? The south end of the West Twin Lakes Trail in Gunbarrel will close for up to three weeks for emergency stabilization of a bank along the Boulder and Left Hand Ditch that flows through the area. Co.Fort Collins, Colorado 80525Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 226 2897, Loveland & Greeley Reservoir Co.808 23rd AvenueGreeley, Colorado 80631Division: South Platte River Basin, Lower Arkansas Water Mgt. It is believed by some geologists that at one time the major drainage did not divert, but rather emptied into plains just north of the old Ball Aerospace facility. Regional trails and regional trail connectors are open to commuters 24 hours per day. Box 311Wray, Colorado 80578Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 332 4155, Sherwood Irrigation CompanyMelissa Buick207 Windflower WaySeverance, CO 80550 [emailprotected]Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: (970) 686-7126 Office (970) 420-7019 Cell, Slate Ditch CompanyFt. Thats where ditch companies can be useful in providing water access rights to their owners. The pleadings and evidence show that Boulder Creek, in its course through the city of Boulder, crosses Twelfth street, which is carried over the stream by a bridge known as the Twelfth Street Bridge. 2 Irrigating CompanyMelissa Buick207 Windflower WaySeverance, CO 80550 [emailprotected]Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: (970) 686-7126 Office (970) 420-7019 Cell, Last Chance Ditch Co. #21470 S. HavanaAurora, Colorado 80012Division: South Platte River Basin, Left Hand Water DistrictPO Box 210Niwot, Colorado 80544Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 303 530 4200, Leyner Cottonwood Consolidated11497 Jasper RoadLafayette, Colorado 80026Division: South Platte River Basin, Logan Irrigation District112 North 8thSterling, Colorado 80751Division: South Platte River Basin, Lost Creek Groundwater Management DistrictKennesburt, Colorado 80643Division: South Platte River Basin, Louden Irrigating Canal and Reservoir Company8029 S. County Rd. Left Hand Ditch Company, affirms the doctrine of prior appropriation, or "first in time, first in right" in water rights disputes. WebBoulder and Left Hand Ditch 6-3,5 Boul. Appeal from District Court, Boulder County; Christian A. Bennett, Judge. Streams then began cutting their way through the hard layer and into the softer deposits underneath, leaving behind tables, or mesas, such as those you see along the Front Range. Haystack mountain cannot even lay claim to abundant wildlife. Application for mandatory writ of injunction by the Boulder & Left Hand Ditch Company against Moses Hoover, as Water Commissioner, and others. Finally, what is truly amazing is that a once roaring torrent of water, crashing out of the mountains to the west, diverted from its ancient course and has become the shorter, deeper valley of the now quiet stream known as Left Hand Creek, which now lies to the south of Haystack mountain, after having cut its path between two mountains, bringing to life what we know today as our beloved Haystack Mountain! Many precautions have been taken to ensure the safety of this operation, and creek water is being monitored by the contractors and by LWOG to document the hoped-for reduction in impacts to the creek. Most of the early settlers assumed it was a volcano and didnt want to settle anywhere near it, said Suzanne Webel, a Boulder County geologist. Boulder City gets electric lights. However, what remains of the white settlers is clearly evident today in the ever-changing watershed of Left Hand Creek. 15Longmont, Colorado 80504Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 303 776 2336, Lee Steward & Eskins12703 W. 52nd Ave.Arvada, Colorado 80002Division: South Platte River Basin, Lewis H. Davidsonc/o Mr. CanonBoulder, ColoradoDivision: South Platte River Basin, Little Thompson Water DistrictP.O. Following the discovery of gold in Denver in 1859, it did not take long for miners to work their way up the creeks into the mountains, panning for gold and searching for the veins from which the nuggets came. 1, of which water district No. Box 580Ft. Just below this bridge is a diverting dam and headgate, through which water is taken from the creek into a common channel of several ditches, usually referred to as the Dry Creek ditches. Bear $1,000-$2,499. Box 1584Ft. In her book, Chief Left Hand, (Niwot in the Arapaho language) by Margaret Coel, it is clear that the Arapaho Indians were the first modern culture that made their home along the banks of Left Hand Creek, using Haystack Mountain as the logical high point on the plains to look out for any marauding enemies or wayward visitors. Box263Crawford, Colorado 81415Division: Gunnison River Basin, Cushman Ditch12911 Hillcrest DriveLongmont, Colorado 80501Division: Gunnison River Basin, Delta Ditch Company712 10th StreetGreeley, Colorado 80631Division: South Platte River Basin, Denver View Water Co.Rt 1, Box 590Golden, Colorado 80402Division: South Platte River Basin, Dickens Private Ditch136 South MainLongmont, Colorado 80501Division: South Platte River Basin, Douglas Reservoirc/o Windsor Reservoir and Canal Co.Eaton, Colorado 80613Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 454 3377, Duel and SnyderRoute 1Fort Morgan, Colorado 80701Division: South Platte River Basin, East Cheyenne Groundwater Management DistrictP.O. That means Haystack Mountain would disappear completely in 182,880 years. WebBasin Contact Information and Ditch Directory. ACCEPT. Open Gallery in New Window Show All Photos Contact Us Morgan, Colorado 80701Division: South Platte River Basin, Island Ditch 12911 Hillcrest DriveLongmont, Colorado 80501Division: South Platte River Basin, Jackson or Dry Creek DitchP.O. Joseph Jamison and Porter Pennock investigated and found a place, 0.7 mile west of the Peak to Peak Highway near Ward, at the headwaters of James Creek (a Left Hand Creek tributary), where they could construct a short (0.3-mile) ditch to divert water from South St. Vrain Creek into James Creek. Box 316ColoradoDivision: South Platte River Basin, Palmerton Ditch12730 N. 66th StreetLongmont, Colorado 80503Division: South Platte River Basin, Pattersonc/o Delta IrrigationSouth Platte, ColoradoDivision: South Platte River Basin, Perkins Ditchc/o Arnold FriendBerthoud, Colorado 80513Division: South Platte River Basin, Pitkin Lateralc/o Arthur Irrigation CompanyFort Collins, Colorado 80522Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 686 5828, Platte Water Company144 W. ColfaxDenver, Colorado 80001Division: South Platte River Basin, Poudre Valley DitchPO Box 206Eaton, Colorado 80615Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 454 3377, Rice Ditchc/o Brian RundleLongmont, Colorado 80501Division: South Platte River Basin, Riverside ReservoirBox 455Fort Morgan, Colorado 80701Division: South Platte River Basin, Rough and Ready1264 6thLongmont, Colorado 80501Division: South Platte River Basin, Ryan Gulch Reservoir Company1841 Hillrose DriveLoveland, Colorado 80538Division: South Platte River Basin, Schearer DitchSchearer DitchDivision: South Platte River Basin, Sherwood Reservoir CompanyMelissa Buick207 Windflower WaySeverance, CO 80550 [emailprotected]Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: (970) 686-7126 Office (970) 420-7019 Cell, Smead DitchRoute 3Longmont, Colorado 80501Division: South Platte River Basin, Smith Irrigation Ditch96193 E. Highway 40Craig, Colorado 81625Division: South Platte River Basin, South Boulder and Coal Creek Ditch9182 Dillon RoadLouisville, Colorado 80027Division: South Platte River Basin, South Ledge Ditchc/o Vincent ZounekLyons, Colorado 80540Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 303 817 2250, South Side Irrigation and Reservoir Company1612 W. 1st StreetLoveland, Colorado 80537Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 667 2636E-mail: [emailprotected], Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District31717 United AvenuePueblo, Colorado 81001Division: Arkansas River BasinPhone: 719 948 2400E-mail: [emailprotected], Supply Irrigating Ditch Co.401 Main StreetLongmont, Colorado 80501Division: Colorado River BasinPhone: 970 532 2313, Terry Lake InletP.O. Their decrees are for irrigation and are prior to that of Boulder. 1, Box 196Ft. The West Lake Trail maintenance project has been completed. About 1.8 million years ago, long after the uplift of the present-day Rocky Mountains, during the Ice Age or Pleistocene period, there was a major outpouring of coarse sediments eastward from the mountains. 1 Irrigation Co.Rt. Prepare for success with accurate data about the type of fish that are caugh in Left Hand Creek, learn what baits are used, and fish smarter with weather forecasts. Box 54Longmont, Colorado 80502Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 303 702 0708, South Side Extension Ditch Company1612 West 1st StreetLoveland, Colorado 80537Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 667 2636E-mail: [emailprotected], South Side Water Association33024 City Road 99La Junta, Colorado 81050Division: South Platte River Basin, St. Vrain & Left Hand Water Conservancy Dist.9595 Nelson Road, Ste. Standing rather proudly in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains along the front range of Northern Colorado is a very unique little mountain affectionately known as Haystack Mountain, earning its name by the early dairy farmers who settled on its flanks. The pleadings and evidence show that Boulder Creek, in its course through the city of Boulder, crosses Twelfth street, which is carried over the stream by a bridge known as the Twelfth Street Bridge. In the dry summer of 1863 Left Hand Creek dried up. Additional armoring was added to the south shore. Farmers or ranchers purchase stock in a ditch company and then are entitled to a certain amount of water from a ditch based on how much stock they own. These variably consolidated deposits of gravels and conglomerates are called the Rocky Flats Alluvium, which rests on the much older Pierre shale of the earlier period. The. Jones IrrigationGreeley, Colorado 80631Division: South Platte River Basin, W-Y Groundwater Management District14 W. 2nd AvenueYuma, Colorado 80759Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 848 5333, Andrews & Farwell Ditch2994 North 75thBoulder, ColoradoDivision:South Platte River Basin, Animas Valley Ditch and Water1390 County Rd 250, Durango, Colorado 81301Division:San Juan/Dolores River Basins, Annex 8Care of Windsor Reservoir and Canal Co.Eaton, Colorado 80613Division:South Platte River BasinPhone: 970-454-3377, Arthur Irrigation CompanyMelissa Buick207 Windflower WaySeverance, CO 80550 [emailprotected]Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: (970) 686-7126 Office (970) 420-7019 Cell, B. H. Eaton304 Teal CourtWindsor, Colorado 80550Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970-686-5828, Baugh LateralCare of Highland Ditch CompanyLongmont, Colorado 80504Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970-535-4531, Beckwith Ditch1500 FloridaLongmont, Colorado 80501Division: South Platte River Basin, Bergen Ditch & Reservoir Co.6612 S. Ward StreetLittleton, Colorado 80127Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 303-409-2100, Big Lateral Ditch Company6664 N. County Road 13Loveland, Colorado 80538Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970-667-2178, Big Lateral Ditch Company6664 N. County Road 13Loveland, Colorado 80538Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970-667-1883, Big Thompson IrrigationCare of Big Thompson Ditch & Manuf. Whether spending a lazy afternoon fishing or having an invigorating morning jog, community enjoyment runs high here. Co.754 W. Aspen WY, P.O. And to this day, most of the time the Left Hand Ditch Company continues diverting South St. Vrain Creek water into this historic ditch and hence into James and Left Hand Creeks. Collins, Colorado 80525Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 226 4924, North Star Reservoir Co.Rt 1Ft. Since 1910, the Boulder and Left Hand Ditch Company has operated the two lakes, which are reservoirs used to store water for agriculture. BOULDER & LEFT HAND DITCH CO. v. HOOVER, Water Com'r, et al.