Montrose County

7 Colorado mutual ditch and reservoir companies have DWR-verified water structures in Montrose County, the oldest decreed right dating to 1877.

Company Standing Verified structures Relationship
Hairpin Lateral Ditch Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 2 WDIDs Operates structures in Montrose County
Ouray Ditch Company Delinquent 1 WDID Operates structures in Montrose County
Rice Ditch In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Montrose County
Ross Brothers Ditch Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 1 WDID Operates structures in Montrose County
Sampson & Frasier Ditch Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Montrose County
Shavano Valley Ditch Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Montrose County
Stark - Volkman Ditch Company In good standing 3 WDIDs Operates structures in Montrose 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 (7 of this county's 7 companies are plotted; the map itself is statewide, not filtered to Montrose County).