For decades the creek was considered to support no aquatic life at all. 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. If this tiny mountain was still growing, curiosity seekers might stay off its summit and its slow demise would stop. Box 569Berthoud, Colorado 80513Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 532 9991, Harriman Ditch Company1600 West 12th AvenueDenver, Colorado 80254Division: South Platte River Basin, HayseedLongmont, Colorado 80501Division: South Platte River Basin, Highland Lake Lateral Ditch Company4322 Hwy 66Longmont, Colorado 80504Division: South Platte River Basin, Highline Ditchc/o Pleasant Valley and Lake Canal Co.Fort Collins, Colorado 80524Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 226 4795, Hodgen Ditch Operation Assoc.1600 West 12th AvenueDenver, Colorado 80254Division: South Platte River Basin, Houck No. So how did this little mound of rock and shale and sand appear on the prairie, a focal point for the area, and the centerpiece of the Left Hand Creek watershed. officers are not called upon to inject themselves into the controversy and decide between them." In the original water adjudication proceedings for irrigation in water district No. This conglomerate layer may be the source of the cobbles and boulders scattered over the lower slopes of Haystack Mountain. This soft rock forms the bulk of Haystack Mountain. 6, in the district court of Boulder county, these various ditches were all decreed independent priorities to the use of water from Boulder creek, and in their respective decrees the court found that the ditches above mentioned had their point of diversion near the Twelfth Street Bridge, in the city of Boulder, and there diverted their respective amounts of water through a common head gate. Please refer to SVLHWCD Ditch Directory for a They must be on leash everywhere else. Box 104Lucerne, Colorado 80646Division:South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 352-0222, Canal No. 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. D. H. Nichols, until the time of his death in 1900, was the sole owner of the original Dry Creek ditch, which was granted a priority in the adjudication proceedings as of June 1, 1862, for ten second cubic feet of water. 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. Contact information is provided on a voluntary basis. The original cabin craftsmanship can still be detected. COLORADOS INTRICATE DITCH SYSTEM HAS HELPED AGRICULTURE IN COLORADO THRIVE FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. Whether spending a lazy afternoon fishing or having an invigorating morning jog, community enjoyment runs high here. Box 190Hillrose, Colorado 80733Division: South Platte River Basin, Lupton Meadows11016 WC Rd. 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. Co.754 W. Aspen WY, P.O. Formal entryways were installed to improve user safety and direct user traffic to boulder steps into the waters edge. Boulder & Left Hand Ditch Co. v. Hoover. 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. 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. 71Brush, Colorado 80723Division: South Platte River Basin, Beeman DitchBeeman Irrigating Co.South Platte River Basin, ColoradoDivision: South Platte River Basin, Big Dry Creek Ditch & Res. Riprap armoring was added along the north shore to delay the loss of the cottonwoods that flank that embankment. 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. These settlers, the Affolter family, built one of the early buildings in Boulder County. WebThe Boulder County Public Works Department has turned over the responsibility of the Ditch and Reservoir Directory to the St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy Clean-up of the site has occurred in two phases, under the direction of USEPA and CDPHE. 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. Regionally the long-term erosion rate seems to have averaged between 0.1 mm/year (and) 0.9 mm/year Anyway, if we try an average of 0.5 mm/year, and if we assume that the tip of Haystack Mountain is 300 feet above the valley, and convert 300 feet to millimeters, its 91,440 mm high. 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. Boulder County, Colorado . Farmers Ditch, North Boulder Farmers Ditch, and Boulder and are not called upon to inject themselves into the controversy and decide between them." As stated in the notes of a Mr. Tom Kiteley at Old Mill park in Longmont, where this iconic cabin now resides, The Affolter Cabin was built in 1860 near Haystack Mountain on Left-Hand Creek, west of Longmont. 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. This action was brought by the Boulder & Left Hand Ditch Company, appellant here, against the water commissioner of water district No. This ruling laid to rest the idea, which had originated in England and the eastern States, that streamside (riparian) landowners automatically have a right to use the water in the stream. Left Hand and Farmers are mutual ditch companies. If you do not own shares on a ditch that runs through your property, you cannot take or divert water from the ditch in any fashion, yet you must allow the ditch owner or representatives to access the ditch for maintenance. Subscribers are able to see the list of results connected to your document through the topics and citations Vincent found. Others were constructed by farmers who moved north from Mexico and implemented their traditional irrigation systems. (information gathered from the Dodd Property, a historical study by the University of Colorado). Early Intervention and Prevention Services, First-Time Parents (Nurse-Family Partnership), Help for Someone Abusing Drugs or Alcohol, Tobacco Education & Prevention Partnership, Hazardous Materials Management Facility (HMMF), Office of Sustainability, Climate Action & Resilience (OSCAR), Short-Term Dwelling and Vacation Rental Licensing. The first ditches were dug in 1859, just one year after Thomas Aiken and his group of goldseekers arrived in our area! How long will Haystack Mountain survive? 15Berthoud, Colorado 80513Division: South Platte River Basin, Park Creek Lateralc/o North Poudre Irrigation Co.Wellington, Colorado 80549Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 568 3612, Peck Ditch8883 Nelson RoadLongmont, Colorado 80503Division: South Platte River Basin, Pioneer Union Ditch Co.1025 CR 225Durango, Colorado 81301Division: South Platte River Basin, Plains Groundwater Management District1453 Martin Ave.Burlington, ColoradoDivision: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 346 8487, Platteville Irrigating & Milling12994 WCR 28Platteville, Colorado 80651Division: South Platte River Basin, Putnam Ditch CompanyMasters, Colorado 80647Division: South Platte River Basin, Rist and Gossc/o Eagle ConstructionLoveland, Colorado 80537Division: South Platte River Basin, Rockwell Irrigation Company20116 Weld County Road 3Berthoud, Colorado 80513Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 532 2479, Runyon Ditchc/o Willis MarlattLongmont, Colorado 80501Division: South Platte River Basin, Sandborn Reservoirc/o Highland Ditch CompanyLongmont, Colorado 80504Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 535 4531, Seven Lakes Reservoir Co.808 23rd AvenueGreeley, Colorado 80631Division: South Platte River Basin, Silver Lake Ditch Company3240 BroadwayBoulder, ColoradoDivision: South Platte River Basin, Smith and Emmons Ditch4739 WCR 22Longmont, Colorado 80504Division: South Platte River Basin, Snyder Ditchc/o Gene PetersonSnyder, Colorado 80750Division: South Platte River Basin, South Boulder Canon DitchSouth Boulder Canon Ditch CompanyDivision: South Platte River Basin, South Platte River Commission110 16th Street, Suite 400Denver, Colorado 80202Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 720 913 5516, South Side Lateral Company410 E. Railroad Avenue, P.O. By the early 20th century the mines had played out, and most were abandoned. Box GBerthoud, Colorado 80513Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 532 2096E-mail: [emailprotected], Longs Peak Water Association9875 Vermillion RoadLongmont, Colorado 80504Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: (303) 776-3847, Louden Extension Ditchc/o Louden Irrigating Canal & Res. Those who hold shares on a ditch should have that information. 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 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. 2 DitchRt 3, P.O. About LHDC Bylaws Help & Support Historical Area Home Lost Certificate LWOG Questions & Answers Stock for Sale/Lease Storm Damage/Repair This property has been a priority for the program for many years, said Sandra Duff, senior land ofcer for the county. Box 2044Fort Collins, Colorado 80522Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 493 2044E-mail: [emailprotected], Elder Reservoirc/o Windsor Reservoir and Canal Co.Eaton, Colorado 80613Division: South Platte River Basin, Enterprise Irrigation Ditch455 South ClayDenver, Colorado 80001Division: South Platte River Basin, Fairport Reservoir CompanyRt 1Fort Collins, Colorado 80501Division: South Platte River Basin, Farmers High Line Canal & Reservoir Co.725 Malley DriveNorthglenn, Colorado 80233Division: South Platte River Basin, Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Co80 S 27th AvenueBrighton, Colorado 80601Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 303 659 7373, Fossil Creek Inlet and Outletc/o North Poudre Irrigation Co.Wellington, Colorado 80549Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 568 3612, Fruitland Irrigation Company1501 Black Canyon RoadCrawford, Colorado 81415Division: Gunnison River Basin, George Rist Ditch CompanyP.O. Following Colorados lead, eight other western States: Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming incorporated the Colorado doctrine into their water laws, echoing the call of First in time, first in right. 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 a visualisation of a case and its relationships to other cases. 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. This list is an ever-evolving document. Some of the property lies in the floodplain but the improvements do not. Ditch Shares: 7 Description 7955 Oxford Road, Longmont, CO Attractive 5.5-acre parcel perfectly located just west of Niwot with 200 ft of Left Hand Creek frontage and innumerable indigenous and fruit trees. By 1860 farmers near Haystack Mountain had filed for water rights on Left Hand Creek and received Court decrees approving them. Portable toilet available during summer months. 1, Box 196Ft. Wetland habitats, nestled within the surrounding Great Plains, support aquatic plant and animal life and serve to lure in large numbers of migrating bird species. 2 DitchBox 322Boulder, Colorado 80026Division: South Platte River Basin, East Boulder Ditch455 South ClayDenver, Colorado 80001Division: South Platte River Basin, Eaton Ditch (Johnstown)c/o Larimer and Weld Reservoir Co.Eaton, Colorado 80615Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 454 3377, Eggleston No. As technology developed, there were three separate gold mining booms in the Ward area. 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. There is some conflict in the evidence as to the extent of this undivided interest, Request a trial to view additional results, Buskirk v. Red Buttes Land and Live Stock Company, 821, Enterprise Irrigation District v. Tri-State Land Company, 17,522, United States State Supreme Court of Wyoming. 1, of which water district No. These stones were used to hold down the edges of the tepees. 511 N. MainPueblo, Colorado 81003Division: Arkansas River Basin, Illinois Ditch CompanyKersey, Colorado 80644Division: South Platte River Basin, Irrigationists104 W. BeaverFt. 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. Upon trial to the court judgment of dismissal at plaintiff's costs was entered, to review which this writ of error. Boulder & Left-Hand Ditch Co. v. Hoover. Collins, Colorado 80522Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 482 3433, Water Users of Lateral Ditch 1103127 D 1/2 Rd. WebBy 1862, 24 ditch companies had acquired rights to Boulder Creek Water. [48 Colo. 344] H. M. Minor, Milton Smith, and Charles R. Brock, for appellant. Table Mountain is the plateau just northwest of Haystack Mountain, identifiable by the two large dish antennas on its northern flank. feet out of the creek. The ditch of Farmers (Farmers Ditch) has been used for WebBoulder and Left Hand Ditch is a cultural feature (canal) in Boulder County. Morgan, Colorado 80701Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 867 5621, North Poudre Irrigation CompanyP.O. Instead, it solidified, once and for all, the Prior Appropriation (or Colorado) doctrine as the basis for water law in Colorado. 6, in the district court of Boulder county, these various ditches were all decreed independent priorities to the use of water from Boulder creek, and in their respective decrees the court found that the ditches above mentioned had their point of diversion near the Twelfth Street Bridge, in the city of Boulder, and there diverted their respective amounts of water through a common head gate.

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