Jefferson County

12 Colorado mutual ditch and reservoir companies have DWR-verified water structures in Jefferson County, the oldest decreed right dating to 1860; 3 are DARCA members.

Company Standing Verified structures Relationship
Agricultural Ditch And Reservoir Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Jefferson County
Bergen Ditch & Reservoir Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Jefferson County
Brown And Baugh Ditch Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Jefferson County
Farmers High Line Canal And Reservoir Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Jefferson County
Joseph W. Bowles Reservoir Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Jefferson County
Manhart Ditch Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 1 WDID Operates structures in Jefferson County
Nevada Ditch Holding Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Jefferson County
The Ward Canal Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Jefferson County
Wadsworth Ditch Company In good standing 2 WDIDs Operates structures in Jefferson County
Warrior Ditch Company Delinquent 2 WDIDs Operates structures in Jefferson County
Wellington Reservoir Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Jefferson County
Wolff Ditch Company In good standing 2 WDIDs Operates structures in Jefferson 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 (12 of this county's 12 companies are plotted; the map itself is statewide, not filtered to Jefferson County).