State of New Mexico ex rel, Office of the State Engineer
v.
L.T. Lewis et al and the United States of America,
Case Nos. 20294 and 22600, Consolidated
Honorable James J. Wechsler, Judge Pro Tempore
Fifth Judicial District Court, PO Box 1776
Roswell, New Mexico 88202
Clerk’s Office Phone: 575-622-2212/Fax: 575-624-9510

The Pecos River Water Rights Adjudication is a legal proceeding to determine the priority, amount of water and other elements of all water rights in the Pecos River Stream System. Cow Creek is a tributary of the Pecos River.

The Court commenced adjudicating water rights in the Cow Creek Section of the Pecos River on October 9, 2015, when it ordered that notice of the adjudication of water rights in Cow Creek be mailed to all known water rights claimants.

The Cow Creek drainage is located entirely within San Miguel County. From its headwaters in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Cow Creek traverses in a southerly direction approximately 35 miles until it enters the Pecos River three miles upstream of the Village of San Jose. The Cow Creek drainage includes Cow Creek and its perennial tributaries Elk Creek, Soldier Creek, Chaperito Creek, Manzanares Creek and Bull Creek.

Related Resources

10-9-2015 Cow Creek Order Mandating

Case Management Order Mandating Basin-Wide Issue Proceeding and Expedited Inter Se Proceedings and Prescribing Procedure for Giving Notice of All Such Proceedings; 10-9-15….

Cow Creek Watershed Location Map