Ouray County

7 Colorado mutual ditch and reservoir companies have DWR-verified water structures in Ouray County, the oldest decreed right dating to 1877. 3 companies list a registered address in a city located in — or partly in — Ouray County.

Company Standing Verified structures Relationship
Alkali No. 1 Ditch Company "Exists" (as recorded by the Secretary of State) 1 WDID Operates structures in Ouray County
Dallas Ditch Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Ouray County
Hayes Teague Ditch Company Delinquent 1 WDID Operates structures in Ouray County
Hieland Ditch Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Ouray County
Idlewild Ditch Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Ouray County
Registered in Ridgway
Von Hagen Ditch And Reservoir Co. In good standing 2 WDIDs Operates structures in Ouray County
Registered in Ridgway
Wood-Perry Ditch Company In good standing 1 WDID Operates structures in Ouray County
Registered in Ridgway

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Standing is from the Colorado Secretary of State as of August 3, 2026: In good standing and “Exists” are both current statuses; Delinquent most commonly follows a missed Periodic Report (other causes exist — see the delinquency guide), 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 structure-verified companies are plotted; the map itself is statewide, not filtered to Ouray County).