Colorado. Office of the State Engineer
Organization
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Larimer County District Court Map Collection
Collection
Identifier: WLCC
Abstract
The Larimer County District Court Map Collection (1884-1953) contains maps of water-related structures used to establish water rights and settle water disputes in district courts. The maps provide information regarding water adjudication and water litigation in the first half of the twentieth century. The information on some of the more comprehensive maps offer details about the physical description, capacity and water source of large canals, ditches, reservoirs and wells. Collectively they...
Dates:
1884-1953
Papers of Hal D. Simpson
Collection
Identifier: WHDS
Abstract
Hal D. Simpson (b. 1945) worked in the Colorado Division of Water Resources (DWR) for 34 years, serving as State Engineer from 1992 to 2007. This collection includes materials from Simpson’s time with the Division of Water Resources; meeting agendas, notes, and other materials from his time on the Western States Water Council, particularly from his time as Council Chairman from 2004 to 2006; papers and presentations authored by Simpson; his calendars; and reference materials, comprised...
Dates:
1941-2007; Majority of material found in 1970-2007
Papers of Rollin Q. Tenney
Collection
Identifier: WRQT
Abstract
Rollin Q. Tenney's (1838-1932) irrigation expertise was recognized with an appointment as one of Colorado's water commissioners in 1893. The materials in the collection cover Tenney's time as water commissioner as well as his activities related to ditch companies and irrigation districts in Northern Colorado. Document types include correspondence, legislation, reports, maps, clippings, notes, financial papers and one book. A portion of the collection is digitized and ...
Dates:
1882-1928; Majority of material found within 1893-1912
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- Larimer County (Colo.) 2
- Maps 2
- Cache la Poudre River Watershed (Colo.) 1
- Ditches -- Colorado 1
- Groundwater -- Colorado 1
- Interstate agreements 1
- Irrigation -- Colorado 1
- Irrigation canals and flumes -- Colorado 1
- Laramie River (Colo. and Wyo.) 1
- Medicine Bow National Forest (Wyo.) 1
- Reservoirs -- Colorado 1
- Water resources development 1
- Water rights 1
- Water rights -- Colorado 1
- Water transfer 1
- Water-supply -- Colorado 1
- Weld County (Colo.) 1
- Wells -- Colorado 1 + ∧ less
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