New Mercer Ditch Company
- Basin
- South Platte
- Organized
- 1878
- Standing with the Colorado Secretary of State
- In good standing
- Colorado SOS entity ID
- 19871001630
- DARCA member
- Yes
- Principal office address on state record
- 207 Windflower Way, Severance, CO 80550
- Registered agent
- MELISSA H BUICK
- Water source
- Cache La Poudre River
- Earliest decreed right
- 1861 per Colorado DWR records
Sources: Colorado Secretary of State business records as of August 3, 2026 (standing, principal office address, registered agent, formation date, entity ID), and Colorado Department of Water Resources net-amount records as of August 11, 2026 for the water source and earliest decreed right, including rights recorded only as alternate-point/exchange (APEX) amounts (each links to the state's own record). Compiled by DitchBook from public records, not edited by the company — how this page is built and what it can't tell you.
Official public-directory contact
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- Contact
- Company office
- Phone
- 970-686-7126
- Mailing address
- 207 Windflower Way, Severance, CO 80550
This contact appears in an official public directory dated 2021, so confirm it before relying on it. Source checked August 15, 2026; source listing: New Mercer Ditch Co.; sources: Larimer County irrigation ditch companies directory. The company has not claimed or edited this page.
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Verified public water record
3 water structures
| Structure | WDID | Type and source | DWR location | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mercer Ditch Ditch traced |
0300913 | Ditch Cache La Poudre River |
Larimer County · Division 1 · District 3 | View on map |
| New Mercer D Spg Cr Divr Ditch traced |
0301088 | Ditch Spring Creek |
Larimer County · Division 1 · District 3 | View on map |
| Mail Creek Ditch Ditch traced |
0301142 | Ditch Mail Creek |
Larimer County · Division 1 · District 3 | View on map |
Published from DitchBook's verified company-to-WDID crosswalk as of August 17, 2026, using Colorado DWR structure records pulled August 11, 2026. Open a structure for its source fields, exact map status, company association, and official water-right citation. This table does not say that any particular parcel is served by, owns shares in, or is crossed by the structure.
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Water-right portfolio
34 additional rights recorded only as alternate-point/exchange (APEX) net amounts are not shown in this table.
New Mercer Ditch — WDID 0300913
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| Priority / admin no. | Appropriation | Adjudication | Decreed amount | Absolute or conditional | Decreed uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6483 | October 1, 1867 | April 11, 1882 | 7.03 cfs | absolute | Irrigation; Municipal; Industrial; Domestic; Augmentation |
| 7184 | September 1, 1869 | April 11, 1882 | 4.17 cfs | absolute | Irrigation; Municipal; Industrial; Domestic; Augmentation |
| 7953 | October 10, 1871 | April 11, 1882 | 8.33 cfs | absolute | Irrigation; Municipal; Industrial; Domestic; Augmentation |
| 8218 | July 1, 1872 | April 11, 1882 | 15 cfs | absolute | Irrigation; Municipal; Industrial; Domestic; Augmentation |
| 11003 | February 15, 1880 | April 11, 1882 | 50.47 cfs | absolute | Irrigation; Municipal; Industrial; Domestic; Augmentation |
| 54786.54274 | August 6, 1998 | December 31, 2000 | 80 cfs | conditional | Irrigation; Municipal; Commercial; Industrial; Recreation; Fishery; Domestic; Augmentation; Wildlife |
New Mercer D Spg Cr Divr — WDID 0301088
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| Priority / admin no. | Appropriation | Adjudication | Decreed amount | Absolute or conditional | Decreed uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35050.08218 | July 1, 1872 | September 10, 1953 | 27.5 cfs | absolute | Irrigation; Municipal |
| 35050.11003 | February 15, 1880 | September 10, 1953 | 136.5 cfs | absolute | Irrigation; Municipal |
Mail Creek Ditch — WDID 0301142
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| Priority / admin no. | Appropriation | Adjudication | Decreed amount | Absolute or conditional | Decreed uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35050.10736 | May 24, 1879 | September 10, 1953 | 93 cfs | absolute | Irrigation; Municipal |
As of 2026-07-27, DWR Water Rights Net Amounts. The state records WDID 0301142 under the name Mail Creek Ditch. The 93 cfs right there is a New Mercer Ditch Company right: it was decreed in the company's supplemental adjudication of September 10, 1953 (Larimer County Case No. 11217), and the state's own record for that right lists case numbers 05CW0323, 92CW0129 and CA11217. An abandonment decree entered December 26, 1985 by the District Court, Water Division 1, in Case No. 84CW663 declared 85.53 cfs of the company's February 15, 1880 right (Case No. 320) partially abandoned. The state today records that 1880 right at 50.47 cfs on WDID 0300913. Absolute rights are decreed for water already put to use; conditional rights hold a place in line for use not yet completed. Amounts are shown exactly as the state records them. How this page is built.
Water-right lineage
This timeline puts this company’s decreed rights across all 3 structures listed above in chronological order by appropriation date (oldest first), grouped by decade; each entry names the structure (WDID) it belongs to. It reflects DWR’s current net-amounts tabulation, not a complete decree history: intermediate decrees, changes, and abandonment proceedings exist only in the underlying court case files. It is not a title opinion and not a complete chain of title.
34 additional rights recorded only as alternate-point/exchange (APEX) net amounts are not included in this timeline.
1860s
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October 1, 1867
7.03 cfs, absolute, for Irrigation; Municipal; Industrial; Domestic; Augmentation. Adjudicated April 11, 1882 — DWR associated-case references: 05CW0323, 93CW0168, 92CW0129, W1424, CA3595, CA3040. WDID 0300913 — New Mercer Ditch.
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September 1, 1869
4.17 cfs, absolute, for Irrigation; Municipal; Industrial; Domestic; Augmentation. Adjudicated April 11, 1882 — DWR associated-case references: 05CW0323, 93CW0168, 92CW0129, W1424, CA0320. WDID 0300913 — New Mercer Ditch.
1870s
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October 10, 1871
8.33 cfs, absolute, for Irrigation; Municipal; Industrial; Domestic; Augmentation. Adjudicated April 11, 1882 — DWR associated-case references: 05CW0323, 93CW0168, 92CW0129, W1424, CA0320. WDID 0300913 — New Mercer Ditch.
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July 1, 1872
15 cfs, absolute, for Irrigation; Municipal; Industrial; Domestic; Augmentation. Adjudicated April 11, 1882 — DWR associated-case references: 05CW0323, 93CW0168, 92CW0129, W1424, CA0320. WDID 0300913 — New Mercer Ditch.
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July 1, 1872
27.5 cfs, absolute, for Irrigation; Municipal. Adjudicated September 10, 1953 — DWR associated-case references: 05CW0323, 92CW0129, CA11217. WDID 0301088 — New Mercer D Spg Cr Divr.
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May 24, 1879
93 cfs, absolute, for Irrigation; Municipal. Adjudicated September 10, 1953 — DWR associated-case references: 05CW0323, 92CW0129, CA11217. WDID 0301142 — Mail Creek Ditch.
1880s
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February 15, 1880
50.47 cfs, absolute, for Irrigation; Municipal; Industrial; Domestic; Augmentation. Adjudicated April 11, 1882 — DWR associated-case references: 05CW0323, 93CW0168, 92CW0129, 84CW0663, W1424, CA0320. WDID 0300913 — New Mercer Ditch.
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February 15, 1880
136.5 cfs, absolute, for Irrigation; Municipal. Adjudicated September 10, 1953 — DWR associated-case references: 05CW0323, 92CW0129, CA11217. WDID 0301088 — New Mercer D Spg Cr Divr.
1990s
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August 6, 1998
80 cfs, conditional, for Irrigation; Municipal; Commercial; Industrial; Recreation; Fishery; Domestic; Augmentation; Wildlife. Adjudicated December 31, 2000 — DWR associated-case reference: 00CW0251. WDID 0300913 — New Mercer Ditch.
As of 2026-07-27, DWR Water Rights Net Amounts. DWR's associated-case references are shown verbatim from its bulk water-rights export, as of 2026-08-11 — some entries are date-like artifacts of DWR's own data, not case numbers; DitchBook has not verified them against court files. How this page is built.
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Irrigated acreage history
These snapshots track state-mapped parcel linkage to the listed structures; they do not measure the company's operations or status.
- Grass Pasture
- Corn
- Alfalfa
- Small Grains
- Sugar Beets
- Other crops
| Snapshot year | Total acres | Largest crop that year |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 2,078.9 | Corn |
| 1976 | 1,961.2 | Corn |
| 1987 | 1,987.2 | Alfalfa |
| 1997 | 1,627.7 | Grass Pasture |
| 2001 | 1,348.7 | Alfalfa |
| 2005 | 1,011.9 | Grass Pasture |
| 2010 | 965.4 | Grass Pasture |
| 2015 | 634.8 | Grass Pasture |
| 2020 | 327.7 | Grass Pasture |
Source: CDSS Division 1 Irrigated Lands snapshots (1956, 1976, 1987, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020). These parcels are the ones the state links to WDID 0300913, 0301142 (combined). The parcels are mapped by the State of Colorado, not by the company and not by DitchBook. The state's mapping for this company includes parcels the state also links to a groundwater (well) supply; parcels the state maps to this company's structures alone. Where parcels are shared with other structures or linked to a well, the acres shown are not all served by this company's ditch alone. How this page is built.
Irrigated land linked to this company
- 2020 irrigated-parcel footprint (state-mapped)
- Service area (vintage 2005) — context only
- Ditch/canal alignment (USGS NHD, name-matched)
- Source river (USGS NHD, name-matched)
The 2020 state-mapped irrigated-parcel footprint linked to this company's structures lies in Larimer County, on Cache La Poudre River. It covers about 327.7 acres.
Footprint: state-mapped irrigated parcels for WDID 0300913, 0301142, 2020 snapshot, from CDSS Irrigated Lands. The dashed outline is a service-area layer (vintage 2005) shown for context only — it is not used for any figure on this page; source: CDSS Div1_Canals package, Div1_Ditch_Service_Area_2005. The solid line is this company's ditch/canal alignment — USGS National Hydrography Dataset (hydro.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/rest/services/nhd/MapServer/6), name-matched against DWR structure/company name and reviewed by DitchBook as of 2026-08-07 — mapping-grade, not a survey. Shown for 3 of 3 reviewed structures. The second solid line is Cache La Poudre River, this company's published water source, matched the same way. Satellite imagery is available via the map's Satellite/Map toggle, courtesy of USDA/USGS (The National Map), public domain. Boundaries are the state's, drawn to locate the land, not to settle it. How this page is built.
Recorded diversions
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| Year | Total acre-feet |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 6,736.4 |
| 1951 | 7,479.6 |
| 1952 | 5,740.2 |
| 1953 | 7,406.4 |
| 1954 | 4,308.2 |
| 1955 | 6,751.8 |
| 1956 | 6,858.9 |
| 1957 | 8,473.5 |
| 1958 | 5,157.1 |
| 1959 | 7,087 |
| 1960 | 6,277.8 |
| 1961 | 4,234.8 |
| 1962 | 7,456 |
| 1963 | 7,178.3 |
| 1964 | 6,793.5 |
| 1965 | 6,093.3 |
| 1966 | 6,628.9 |
| 1967 | 5,825.5 |
| 1968 | 6,864.9 |
| 1969 | 6,109.2 |
| 1970 | 7,073.2 |
| 1971 | 7,251.7 |
| 1972 | 6,470.2 |
| 1973 | 7,295.3 |
| 1974 | 7,721.8 |
| 1975 | 7,077.1 |
| 1976 | 6,993.8 |
| 1977 | 4,664.8 |
| 1978 | 7,605.9 |
| 1979 | 5,832.7 |
| 1980 | 7,621.8 |
| 1981 | 6,378.3 |
| 1982 | 7,849.1 |
| 1983 | 7,817.5 |
| 1984 | 10,190 |
| 1985 | 7,603.9 |
| 1986 | 10,312.5 |
| 1987 | 7,155.4 |
| 1988 | 7,050.1 |
| 1989 | 5,926.8 |
| 1990 | 7,335.6 |
| 1991 | 6,504.5 |
| 1992 | 6,315.3 |
| 1993 | 7,672.4 |
| 1994 | 4,811.1 |
| 1995 | 4,325.3 |
| 1996 | 7,278.7 |
| 1997 | 5,485.2 |
| 1998 | 6,422 |
| 1999 | 6,803.8 |
| 2000 | 5,986.3 |
| 2001 | 4,857.5 |
| 2002 | 3,020.9 |
| 2003 | 4,352 |
| 2004 | 4,271 |
| 2005 | 4,308.1 |
| 2006 | 4,300.1 |
| 2007 | 4,023.4 |
| 2008 | 4,500.7 |
| 2009 | 6,132.2 |
| 2010 | 4,734.2 |
| 2011 | 5,800.3 |
| 2012 | 5,260.3 |
| 2013 | 2,102.3 |
| 2014 | 2,563.2 |
| 2015 | 6,798.2 |
| 2016 | 4,141.5 |
| 2017 | 4,734.3 |
| 2018 | 5,221.6 |
| 2019 | 5,310.2 |
| 2020 | 5,419.7 |
| 2021 | 4,283 |
| 2022 | 5,196.6 |
| 2023 | 5,435 |
| 2024 | 4,308.3 |
| 2025 | 4,013.8 |
As of 2026-07-27, DWR diversion records for WDID 0300913. Annual values follow the DWR water year (November–October). These are DWR's published records. A diversion record is what the state's records show ran through the headgate; it is not a share, an entitlement, or a company allocation. How this page is built.
2 of 3 structures have no DWR annual-total diversion class: 0301088, 0301142.
Sources for this profile
- DWR Water Rights Net Amounts — pulled 2026-07-27
- DWR bulk water-rights export (per-right associated-case references) — pulled 2026-08-11
- CDSS Division 1 Irrigated Lands snapshots — 1956, 1976, 1987, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020
- State-mapped irrigated-parcel footprint — 2020 snapshot, from CDSS Irrigated Lands
- Service-area layer — vintage 2005 — context only (CDSS Div1_Canals package, Div1_Ditch_Service_Area_2005)
- DWR diversion records — pulled 2026-07-27 (published)
- Share count — Case No. 05CW323 decree (via CWCB Nov 2020 board packet, Exhibit FC4) (2015)
Assembled from Colorado DWR/CDSS public datasets. Informational; accuracy not guaranteed. Not a determination of historical consumptive use and not recommended as a primary source in Colorado Water Court, where quantification requires a licensed engineering analysis.
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