1, Box 196Ft. 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. technology developed exclusively by vLex editorially enriches legal information to make it accessible, with instant translation into 14 languages for enhanced discoverability and comparative research. Like Table Mountain, Haystack Mountain is slowly eroding, because of rain, snow and wind. Before streams went to work eroding these deposits, they used to be thicker and more continuous than they are today. WebBoulder and Left Hand Ditch 6-3,5 Boul. 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. The pleadings and evidence show that Boulder Creek, in its course through the city of Boulder, crosses Twelfth street, which is carried over the stream by a bridge known as the Twelfth Street Bridge. Founded over 20 years ago, vLex provides a first-class and comprehensive service for lawyers, law firms, government departments, and law schools around the world. A. C. Patton and James W. McCreery, for appellees. With grasses, wildflowers and trees surrounding the wetlands, these areas are biologically diverse both in and out of the water. Application for mandatory writ of injunction by the Boulder & Left Hand Ditch Company against Moses Hoover, as Water Commissioner, and others. Lupton, Colorado 81038Division: South Platte River Basin, Big Thompson Ditch and Manufacturing Company914 S. Railroad AveLoveland, Colorado 80537Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970-667-1029, Bijou Irrigation Canal District104 West BeaverFort Morgan, Colorado 80701Division: South Platte River Basin, Boulder and Larimer Manufacturing & IrrigationPO Box 582Berthoud, Colorado 80513Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970-532-2313, Boulder Ditch (Town of)City Hall Bldg.Boulder, ColoradoDivision: South Platte River Basin, Boyd Irrigation Company1007 9th Ave.Greeley, Colorado 80631Division: South Platte River Basin, Buck Horn High LineBox 317Loveland, Colorado 80537Division: South Platte River Basin, Buffum Ditchc/o Watson BrothersLoveland, Colorado 80537Division: South Platte River Basin, Butte Mill Ditch6967 Valmont RoadBoulder, ColoradoDivision: South Platte River Basin, Cache La Poudre Water UsersPO Box 206Eaton, Colorado 80615Division:South Platte River BasinPhone: 970-352-0222, Carr and Tyler2040 Longs PeakLongmont, Colorado 80501Division:South Platte River Basin, Central Weld County Water District2235 2nd AvenueGreeley, Colorado 80631Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 352-1284, Chapman & McCaslin2205 Vassar DriveFort Collins, Colorado 80524Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970-482-4690, Church Ditch11701 Community Center Dr.Northglenn, Colorado 80233Division: South Platte River Basin, Clough and Truec/o Public ServiceDenver, Colorado 80001Division: South Platte River Basin, Coal Ridge Ditch CompanyP.O. Additional armoring was added to the south shore. 3 or Greeley No. Clean-up of the site has occurred in two phases, under the direction of USEPA and CDPHE. Standing rather proudly in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains along the front range of Northern Colorado is a very unique little mountain affectionately known as Haystack Mountain, earning its name by the early dairy farmers who settled on its flanks. Regional trails and regional trail connectors are open to commuters 24 hours per day. Their decrees are for irrigation and are prior to that of Boulder. In the original water adjudication proceedings for irrigation in water district No. If a number or email address proves incorrect, please contact us at Water Colorado for a revision. Nothing in geology is ever that clear-cut, of course, but we can still engage in fun little speculations.. 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. Box 190Hillrose, Colorado 80733Division: South Platte River Basin, Lupton Meadows11016 WC Rd. In her book, Chief Left Hand, (Niwot in the Arapaho language) by Margaret Coel, it is clear that the Arapaho Indians were the first modern culture that made their home along the banks of Left Hand Creek, using Haystack Mountain as the logical high point on the plains to look out for any marauding enemies or wayward visitors. The Boulder County District Court found in favor of Left Hand Ditch Company, but in 1880 Coffin and his associates appealed the case to the Colorado Supreme Court. All Parks & Open Space Rules & Regulations, A post shared by Boulder County Open Space (@bocoopenspace). Box71Florence, Colorado 81226Division: South Platte River Basin, Union Reservoir Company1025 9th Ave. Suite #309Greeley, Colorado 80631Division: South Platte River Basin, Upper Colorado Water Providers Assoc.304 Haskel St., P.O. Box 424Grand Lake, Colorado 80447Division: South Platte River Basin, Upper South Platte Watershed Protection Assoc.PO Box 726 (38000 Cherokee Ave)Lake George, Colorado 80827 ctDivision: South Platte River BasinPhone: 719)748-0033E-mail: [emailprotected], W.C. Hake DitchW.C. Subscribers are able to see the revised versions of legislation with amendments. 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. These settlers, the Affolter family, built one of the early buildings in Boulder County. Box 38Fort Morgan, Colorado 80701Division: South Platte River Basin, Spring Canyon Water & Sanitation District4900 Shoreline DriveFort Collins, Colorado 8052Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 226 5605, Swede Ditch Companyc/o Charles BlissLongmont, Colorado 80501Division: South Platte River Basin, Tetselc/o Ron TaylorMerino, Colorado 80741Division: South Platte River Basin, Town of Boulder DitchCity of BoulderBoulder, ColoradoDivision: South Platte River Basin, Trowell Ditch CompanyHillrose, Colorado 80733Division: South Platte River Basin, Turner Ditch Company1441 4100 Rd.Paonia, Colorado 8142Division: South Platte River Basin, Union Ditch Company1025 9th Ave. Suite #309Greeley, Colorado 80631Division: South Platte River Basin, United Walter Co.P.O. Whether spending a lazy afternoon fishing or having an invigorating morning jog, community enjoyment runs high here. Co.754 W. Aspen WY, P.O. The evidence shows that the original Dry Creek ditch was built by D. H. Nichols, in the early sixties, and that the original channel and diverting works were enlarged, from time to time, upon the construction of other ditches. 1 Ditchc/o Albert HoffmanLongmont, Colorado 80501Division: South Platte River Basin, Howell Ditchc/o MendellDivision: South Platte River Basin, Iliff Irrigation District112 North 8thSterling, Colorado 80751Division: South Platte River Basin, Independent Reservoir Co.Longmont, Colorado 80501Division: South Platte River Basin, Ish Reservoirc/o Highland Ditch CompanyLongmont, Colorado 80539Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 535 4531, Jackson Lake Reservoir CompanyP.O. WebBasin Contact Information and Ditch Directory. What is now Haystack Mountain, was once part of Table Mountain, said Webel. It is a priceless monument, a witness to history and a testimony to the power of water, wind and rain along the watershed of Left Hand Creek. Left Hand Ditch Co. enshrined the doctrine of prior appropriation into law with one caveat: appropriators needed to demonstrate that they were putting water to beneficial use. Advanced A.I. Believe it or not, the very top of Haystack Mountain is all that is left of a vast sheet of Rocky Flats Alluvium (sorry, folks, this little pinnacle is not a volcano!). This soft rock forms the bulk of Haystack Mountain. Box 840Denver, Colorado 80001Division: South Platte River Basin, Frenchman Groundwater Management DistrictP.O. Co.10080 W. 27th Ave.Denver, Colorado 80215Division: South Platte River Basin, Wellman, Nickolas and Hahn DitchWellman, Nickolas and Hahn DitchDivision: South Platte River Basin, Whitney Irrigation Company30951 County Road 27Greeley, CO 80631Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 686 2338, Windsor Reservoir and Canal CompanyPO Box 206Eaton, Colorado 80613Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 454 3377, Zweck and TurnerRoute 3Longmont, Colorado 80501Division: South Platte River Basin, Anderson Ditch14700 W. 66th Place Ste 6Arvada, Colorado 80004Division:South Platte River Basin, Animas River Stakeholders Group8181 County Road 203Durango, Colorado 81301Division:San Juan/Dolores River BasinsPhone: 970-385-4138E-mail: [emailprotected], Animas Water Company755 E. 2nd Ave. Suite 2-DDurango, Colorado 81301Division: San Juan/Dolores River Basins, Arkansas Groundwater Users Association (AGUA)101 North Park, PO Box 7Manzanola, Colorado 81058Division: Arkansas River BasinPhone: 719-462-5140E-mail: [emailprotected], Autrey and Eggleston5050 South EmporiaDenver, Colorado 80001Division: South Platte River Basin, Barnes DitchCare of Greeley-Loveland Irrigation Co.Greeley, Colorado 80631Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970-667-2484, Beaver Creek Ditch CompanyRt 1 20066 Hwy. WebLeft Hand and Farmers are mutual ditch companies. 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. Box 1713Longmont, Colorado 80502Division: South Platte River Basin, Cobb LakeCare of Windsor Reservoir and Canal Co.Eaton, Colorado 80613Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970-454-3377, Conner Lateral Ditch Company2307 S. County Road 7Loveland, Colorado 80537Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 667-1112, Consolidated Home Supply Ditch and Reservoir Co.PO Box 1548Berthoud, CO 80513Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 667-1934, Costilla County Conservancy District401 Church Place Suite ASan Luis, Colorado 81152Division: Rio Grande Basin, Crawford Clipper Ditch CompanyP.O. While Affolter was living in the house in the mid-1860s, the Arapaho Chief Niwot visited and camped around the cabin The property was a favorite wintering spot for the Arapaho Indians who found a good supply of game and drinking water in the vicinity. Trailheads close at sunset and parking is not allowed between sunset and sunrise. 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. Box 56Lucerne, Colorado 80646Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: (970) 356-3020, Northern Colorado Water Conservancy Dist.P.O. 1886 : 1890. Left Hand Ditch Company history Small manuscripts collections Details Title Left Hand Ditch Company history Date 1970-1988 Call Number 998-15-17 Contents 1 folder. Without the oxygen from the air, there is less formation of acid. Box 421Ft. Boulder County Flood Information. A. Smith PO Box Snyder, Colorado 80750 Division: South Platte River Basin, Animas Conservancy1199 Main Street Suite 213Durango, Colorado 81301 Division: San Juan/Dolores River Basins, Animas View Ditch Company1237 N. Rainbow Rd.Durango, Colorado 81301Division: San Juan/Dolores River Basins, Arikaree Groundwater Management DistrictCope, Colorado 80812Division: South Platte River Basin, Associated DitchesFt. Open Gallery in New Window Show All Photos Contact Us Between 1867 and 1876 the cabin was used periodically as the headquarters of the F.V. Application for mandatory writ of injunction by the Boulder & Left Hand Ditch Company against Moses Hoover, as Water Commissioner, and others. Prepared By: St. Vrain and Left Hand Water Conservancy District . Phone numbers and emails should not be used for solicitation or abused in other ways. Most of the early settlers assumed it was a volcano and didnt want to settle anywhere near it, said Suzanne Webel, a Boulder County geologist. John Affolter was one of the earliest settlers in the St. Vrain Valley and the cabins extensive lifetime can be seen in the age of the notches and layout of the construction of the cabin. Fishing is allowed, however, the lakes are not stocked. The evidence shows that the original Dry Creek ditch was built by D. H. Nichols, in the early sixties, and that the original channel and diverting works were enlarged, from time to time, upon the construction of other ditches. Web10/21/13 Highland Ditch Company 1,999,800$ Boulder 10/21/13 Left Hand Ditch Company 3,276,056$ Boulder 10/21/13 Rough and Ready Irrigating Ditch Company 1,843,250$ Boulder 11/20/13 Butte Irrigating and Milling Company 277,750$ Boulder 11/20/13 Green Ditch Company 530,250$ Boulder 11/20/13 City of Evans 722,150$ Weld November Small Acreage Irrigation Guide you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: St. Vrain & Left Hand Water Conservancy District, 1715 Iron Box 426Laporte, Colorado 80535Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 484 4881, William Jones DitchWm. 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. 3 Outletc/o Highland Ditch CompanyLongmont, Colorado 80504Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 535 4531, North Carter Lake Water DistrictP.O. Hayden Survey which made geological maps and reports of the Rocky Mountains (Darby, 1970). Basic research and scanning services may be requested by emailing askcarnegie@boulderlibrary.org. Dinosaurs had given way to woolly mammoths and saber-toothed tigers. 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 process led to the establishment of LWOG, and to voluntary clean-up projects at many mining sites. This property has been a priority for the program for many years, said Sandra Duff, senior land ofcer for the county. WebLeft Hand Ditch Company manages raw water, stream diversions, ditches and reservoirs on the west side of 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 Birds of prey however, find it a perfect visual vantage point and often can be seen circling its summit in search of an evening meal. During the surface phase in 2012-13, waste rock piles were moved away from the creek, stabilized, covered with soil, and re-vegetated. Box 450Loveland, Colorado 80537Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 663 4900, Godding Ditch (Highland South Side)5584 County Road 24Longmont, Colorado 80504Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: (970) 874 0189, Green Ditch7861 Valmont RoadBoulder, ColoradoDivision: South Platte River Basin, Handy Ditch CompanyP.O. District317 Ensigh Street, P.O. 3 Box 325Boulder, ColoradoDivision: South Platte River Basin, Masonville Union Ditch & Res. Over the next few years the ditch was enlarged and a small dam was built across South St. Vrain Creek. MayofferLouisville, Colorado 80024Division: South Platte River Basin, Kinnear Ditch80 South 27thBrighton, Colorado 80028Division: South Platte River Basin, Lake Canal Reservoir CompanyMelissa Buick207 Windflower WaySeverance, CO 80550 [emailprotected]Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: (970) 686-7126 Office (970) 420-7019 Cell, Larimer and Weld Irrigation Company106 Elm Street, PO Box 206Eaton, Colorado 80615Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 454 3377, Larimer County Canal No. THE facts are stated in the opinion. In addition to Gold, the Jamestown area produced fluorspar, lead, silver and copper. 1 Ditchc/o J.D. Then the erosion they cause could rapidly bring about the untimely demise of our proud little mountain along the watershed of Left Hand Creek. Collins, Colorado 80524Division: South Platte River Basin, Timnath Reservoirc/o Cache La Poudre Reservoir Co.Lacerne, Colorado 80646Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 352 0222, Tremontc/o Leon LakeSnyder, Colorado 80750Division: South Platte River Basin, True and Webster6412 Hygeine Rd.Longmont, Colorado 80501Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 303 776 2916, Union Buckhornc/o Carter Millner BaconBerthoud, Colorado 80513Division: South Platte River Basin, Union MutualB. About LHDC Bylaws Help & Support Historical Area Home Lost Certificate LWOG Questions & Answers Stock for Sale/Lease Storm Damage/Repair [110 P. 76]. Box 580Ft. Haystack mountain can claim no ice field or glacier, either. Webshares of Left Hand Ditch water and .50 shares of the Williamson Ditch. Please refer to SVLHWCD Ditch Directory for a 15050 South EmporiaDenver, Colorado 80001Division: South Platte River Basin, Elgin DitchBox 127Berthoud, Colorado 80513Division: South Platte River Basin, Erie and Coal Creek5976 S. Leyden StreetEnglewood, Colorado 80111Division: South Platte River Basin, Farmers Ditch26442 W. County Road 15Loveland, Colorado 80537Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 669-4976, Farmers Independent Ditch Co.2158 27th AvenueGreeley, Colorado 80634Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 669 4976, FisherP.O. City of Longmont Emergency Management. Box 190Lamar, Colorado 81052Division: South Platte River Basin, Lower Kelso Ditch Company12665 Highway 82Carbondale, Colorado 81623Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 970 963 1712, Lower Oligarchy Ditch Company157 Baylor Way, P.O. Left Hand Ditch Company, affirms the doctrine of prior appropriation, or "first in time, first in right" in water rights disputes. Boulder Municipal Airport is situated 2 miles southwest of Boulder and Left Hand Ditch. Supreme Court of Colorado July 5, 1910 Appeal from District Court, Boulder County; Christian A. Bennett, Believing that their ownership of land along St. Vrain Creek gave them the right to use the natural flow of water in the creek, the men breached the dam, putting water back into South St. Vrain Creek. Box 597Ft. Their decrees are for irrigation and are prior to that of Boulder. In that same year gold was discovered at Gold Hill south of Left Hand Creek, and miners used pans and sluices to sift the sediments of the creek. Nor is it famous because it catches the eye with its glistening ice fields, or forested slopes teaming with Colorados abundant wildlife. Gold was discovered in the Jamestown area in 1865, and that town was established in the 1870s. The project was completed on April 5 and addressed the severe erosion that was extensively undercutting the embankment of the lake, jeopardizing user safety. P. ARCHULETA brought an action against the Boulder and Weld County Ditch Company, a Colorado corporation, to secure a judgment condemning a right for the carriage of his irrigation water in ditches owned by defendant. Box 70Cedaredge, Colorado 81413Division: Gunnison River Basin, Wallace DitchWallace DitchDivision: South Platte River Basin, Ward Canal Co.1410 Grant Street, Suite A201Denver, Colorado 80203Division: South Platte River BasinPhone: 303 861 8610, Water Supply and Storage CompanyP.O. December, 1882. And finally, if one did happen upon its rather steep slopes they would be in no danger of falling into a cauldron of hot volcanic lava, or ever being brushed with the steam of a long dormant vent, because Haystack mountain is many things, but it is not a volcano, and it never has been, in spite of the rumors often spread by earlier settlers along Left Hand Creek.