Mesa County

15 Colorado mutual ditch and reservoir companies have DWR-verified water structures in Mesa County, the oldest decreed right dating to 1882; 6 are DARCA members.

Company Standing Verified structures Relationship
Big Creek Reservoir Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 5 WDIDs Operates structures in Mesa County
Bull Creek Reservoir Canal & Power Company In good standing 9 WDIDs Operates structures in Mesa County
Cottonwood Lakes Reservoir Company Delinquent 7 WDIDs Operates structures in Mesa County
Deep Creek Reservoir Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 1 WDID Operates structures in Mesa County
Grand Mesa Water Users Association In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Mesa County
Grand Valley Irrigation Company In good standing 4 WDIDs Operates structures in Mesa County
Grand Valley Water Users Association In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Mesa County
Hallenbeck No.2 Reservoir Co. "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 1 WDID Operates structures in Mesa County
Hannah Mutual Ditch Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Mesa County
Juniata Ditch Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 2 WDIDs Operates structures in Mesa County
Juniata Reservoir Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 1 WDID Operates structures in Mesa County
Kannah Creek Highline Ditch Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 1 WDID Operates structures in Mesa County
Palisade Irrigation District 1 WDID Operates structures in Mesa County
Redlands Water and Power Company 3 WDIDs Operates structures in Mesa County
Upper Hight Ditch Company, Inc. Delinquent 1 WDID Operates structures in Mesa County

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Standing is from the Colorado Secretary of State as of July 27, 2026: In good standing and “Exists” are both current statuses; Delinquent means a missed annual filing — usually fixable in one sitting; means the company has no row in the current Secretary of State pull. Full explanation: what this check tells you.

See the statewide ditch map — plotted at their real headgates and reservoirs, straight from state water records (15 of this county's 15 companies are plotted; the map itself is statewide, not filtered to Mesa County).