Pursuant to ISF Rule 5, the Colorado Water Conservation Board is providing notice that the following streams are being considered for appropriation. The earliest these streams could be recommended to the CWCB Board is at the January 2020 meeting. Staff is evaluating these recommendations for completeness and accuracy and performing an independent review of water availability. Staff requests public comment on these recommendations and urges any interested parties to provide comments to Rob Viehl. Detailed information regarding these proposed instream flow appropriations can be obtained by clicking on the stakeholder recommendation in the table below. Staff will provide regular updates to this table as information is received and developed.

Appropriation Notices

• March 2019  

Presentations at the 2019 ISF Workshop

• CWCB Staff
• American Rivers 2020 Instream Flow Recommendation
• BLM 2020 Instream Flow Recommendations
• CPW 2020 Instream Flow Recommendations
• High Country Conservation Advocates 2020 Instream Flow Recommendations
• R2Cross Update
• Request for Water Acquisitions Process

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Last Updated: March 14, 2019
Instream Flow Appropriations

Water Division	Stream Name	Staff Analysis & Recommendation	Stakeholder Recommendation	County	Status
1	Indian Creek (Headwaters to Confl. Willow Gulch)		CPW and Park County	Park	Active
1	McCurdy Creek (Headwaters to Confl. Lost Creek)		CPW and Park County	Park	Active
1	North Fork Little Thompson River (Headwaters to Confl. Little Thompson River)		CPW and Larimer County Dept. of Natural Resources	Larimer	Active
1	Platte Gulch (Headwaters to Confl. Middle Fork South Platte River)		CPW and Park County	Park	Active
1	Spring Canyon (Headwaters to Confl. Horsetooth Reservoir)		CPW and Larimer County Dept. of Natural Resources	Larimer	Active
1	Sulzer Gulch (Headwaters to Confl. Big Thompson River)		CPW and Larimer County Dept. of Natural Resources	Larimer	Active
1	Unnamed Tributary to Duck Creek (Outlet of Upper Square Top Lake to Inlet Lower Square Top Lake Lake)		CPW	Clear Creek	Active
1	Unnamed Tributary to Duck Creek (Outlet of Lower Square Lake to Inlet Duck Lake)		CPW and Park County	Clear Creek	Active
2	Beaver Creek (Confl. East & West Beaver Creeks to Confl. Patton Canyon)		CPW	Fremont	Active
2	Cucharas Creek (Highway 12 Bridge to Confl. SF Cucharas Creek)		CPW	Huerfano	Postponed
2	Cucharas River (Hwy 12 Bridge to Confl. Middle Creek)		CPW	Huerfano	Postponed
2	Cucharas River (Confl. Middle Creek to Confl. Wahatoya Creek)		CPW	Huerfano	Postponed
2	East Fork Arkansas River (Headwaters to Confl. Chalk Creek)		BLM	Lake	Active
2	Indian Creek (Headwaters to Confl. Middle Creek)		CPW	Huerfano	Postponed
2	Iowa Gulch (Headwaters to Iowa Gulch Intake)		BLM	Lake	Active
2	Wahatoya Creek (Headwaters to Cucharas Creek)		CPW	Huerfano	Postponed
2	West Beaver Creek (Confl. Douglas Gulch to Confl. East Beaver Creek)		CPW	Fremont, Teller	Active
4	Cement Creek (Increase) (Headwaters to Confl. East River)		HCCA	Gunnison	Active
4	Cottonwood Creek (Increase) (Hawkins Ditch Hdgt. to Confl. Roubideau Creek)		BLM	Montrose	Active
4	Cow Creek (USFS Property Boundary to confl. Uncompahgre River)		CPW	Ouray	Active
4	Gold Creek (Tarkington Ditch hdgt. to Quartz Creek)		HCCA	Gunnison	Active
4	Kelso Creek (Headwaters to Confl. Bear Gulch)		CPW	Mesa	Active
4	Little Cimarron River (ISF Increase) ( Confl. Van Boxel Creek to Butte Ditch Hdgt)		CPW	Gunnison	Active
4	Little Cimarron River (Butte Ditch Headgate to Confl. Cimarron River)		CPW	Gunnison, Montrose	Active
4	Monitor Creek (U.S. Forest Service Property Boundary to Confl. Potter Creek)		BLM	Montrose	Active
4	Naturita Creek (Increase) (Headwaters to Norwood Road Crossing)		BLM	San Miguel	Active
4	Naturita Creek (Norwood Road Crossing to Confl. San Miguel River)		BLM	Montrose, San Miguel	Active
4	Pine Creek (Headwaters to Confl. Morrow Point Reservoir)		CPW	Gunnison	Active
4	Potter Creek (Increase) (U.S. Forest Service Property Boundary to Confl. Roubideau Creek)		BLM	Montrose	Active
4	Spring Creek (Headwaters to Confl. Tabeguache Creek)		BLM	Montrose	Active
4	Spring Creek (Increase) (Confl. Rocky Brook Creek to Confl. Bear Creek)		HCCA	Gunnison	Active
4	Spring Creek (Increase) (Confl. Bear Creek to Confl. Taylor River)		HCCA	Gunnison	Active
6	Bear creek (Headwaters to Confl. NF White River)		CPW	Garfield	Active
6	Big Fish Creek (Headwaters to Confl. NF White River)		CPW	Garfield	Active
6	East Marvine Creek (Headwaters to Confl. Marvine Creek)		CPW	Rio Blanco	Active
6	Hauskins Creek (Headwaters to Confl. NF White River)		CPW	Garfield	Active
6	Hill Creek (Headwaters to Hill Creek Ditch #2 &#3 hdgt.)		CPW	Rio Blanco	Active
6	Lynx Creek (Headwaters to Confl. NF White River)		CPW	Garfield	Active
6	Milk Creek (Confl. Wilson Creek to Confl. Yampa River)		BLM	Moffat	Active
6	Mirror Creek (Headwaters to Confl. NF White River)		CPW	Rio Blanco	Active
6	Morapos Creek (Headwaters to Confl. Williams Fork)		CPW	Moffat, Rio Blanco	Active
6	Pagoda Creek (Headwaters to Confl. SF Williams Fork)		CPW	Rio Blanco	Active
6	Paradise Creek (Headwaters to Confl. NF White River)		CPW	Garfield, Rio Blanco	Active
6	Piceance Creek (Headwaters to Confl. unnamed tributary)		BLM	Garfield, Rio Blanco	Active
6	Piceance Creek (Confl. unnamed tributary to Confl. Cow Creek)		BLM	Rio Blanco	Active
6	Picket Pin Creek (Headwaters to Confl. NF White River)		CPW	Garfield	Active
6	Rough Creek (Headwaters to Confl. Poose Creek)		CPW	Rio Blanco	Active
6	South Fork White River (Flat Tops Wilderness Boundary to Confl. Swede Creek)		CPW	Rio Blanco	Active
6	South Fork Williams Fork (Headwaters to Confl. Pagoda Creek)		CPW	Rio Blanco	Active
6	South Fork Williams Fork (Confl. Beaver Creek to Confl. Williams Fork)		CPW	Routt	Active
6	Sunbutter Creek (Headwaters to Bunker Ditch hdgt.)		BLM	Rio Blanco	Active
6	Waddle Creek (Headwaters to Confl. Williams Fork)		CPW	Moffat	Active
6	Watson Creek (Confl. Moody Creek to Hardscrabble Ditch Hdgt.)		BLM	Routt	Active
6	Williams Fork (Confl. Maropos Creek to Confl. Yampa River)		CPW	Moffat	Active
7	Burnett Creek (Headwaters to Confl. Dolores River)		CPW	Dolores	Postponed
7	Grasshopper Creek (Headwaters to Confl. Animas River)		CPW	La Plata	Postponed
7	Little Taylor Creek (Headwaters to Confl. Taylor Creek)		Dolores River Anglers	Montezuma	Postponed
7	Marguerite Creek (Headwaters to Confl. Dolores River)		CPW	Dolores	Postponed
7	Rincon La Vaca Creek (Headwaters to Confl. Los Pinos River)		CPW	Hinsdale	Active
7	Rio Lado (Headwaters to confl. Dolores River)		USFS	Montezuma	Withdrawn
7	Ryman Creek (Headwaters to Confl. Dolores River)		Dolores River Anglers	Montezuma	Postponed
7	Tenderfoot Creek (Headwaters to Confl. Dolores River)		Dolores River Anglers	Montezuma	Postponed
7	Vallecito Creek (Outlet of Vallecito Lake to Wilderness Boundary)		USFS	La Plata, San Juan	Withdrawn
7	Wildcat Creek (Increase) ( Headwaters to Confl. Dolores River)		Dolores River Anglers	Dolores, Montezuma	Postponed

BLM: Bureau of Land Management
CPW: Colorado Parks and Wildlife
HCCA: High Country Conservation Advocates
USFS: U.S. Forest Service