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Overview / Signals / structure

MEAD RES 3

spine entity a27aa1ce-8575-4aa5-aa22-070fb1d0fabaWDID 0504370dependency report →
Active signals
3
3 instances
Max priority
72.8
Last observed
2026-09-30
Signal historyall resolved detections on this record
PriSignalDetailScoreObserved
73Critical call exposureMEAD RES 3 (1981 priority) carries 1,053.5 day-equivalents of observed call exposure from 50 senior caller(s); dominant caller HIGHLAND DITCH (156.8 day-eq). 855 season-days curtailed in the last five seasons.55.82026-09-30 00:00:00
65Season call nowcast: expected curtailmentMEAD RES 3, 2026 season outlook: Apr 1 SWE 61% of median → severe-class year; expected curtailment ~199 of 214 season days from the basin's administration record. Dominant caller HIGHLAND DITCH: P(call by Jun 15) = 1 over 6 comparable seasons.100.02026-07-18 12:00:00
64Drought reliability cliffMEAD RES 3: modeled irrigation-season reliability 81% in median years → 29% dry → 7% severe drought (2002-class replay). A 74-point cliff under stress.100.02026-07-18 12:00:00
Record payload
wdid
0504370
state
CO
county
WELD
admin_no
48212.48182
division
1
latitude
40.234909
right_id
0504370-48212.48182
longitude
-105.026225
county_fips
08123
identifiers
{"wdid":"0504370"}
decreed_uses
2
legal_status
Absolute
water_source
SAINT VRAIN CREEK
seniority_rank
32529
structure_name
MEAD RES 3
structure_type
RESERVOIR
water_district
5
decreed_rate_cfs
33
score_components
{"callers":50,"recency":1,"exposure_depth":0.26,"day_equivalents":1053.5,"dominant_caller":"HIGHLAND DITCH","season_days_5yr":855}
decreed_volume_af
null
appropriation_date
1981-12-01
Structure & decree profile
structure
MEAD RES 3 (WDID 0504370)
type / source
RESERVOIR · SAINT VRAIN CREEK
administration
Division 1 · Water District 5 · WELD County
decreed rights
1 · senior priority 1981-12-01 (admin 48212.48182)
decreed capacity
33 cfs
status
Absolute
Controlling senior callers (observed)
HIGHLAND DITCH
156.8 day-equivalents · 94 episodes over 22 seasons · last 2026 · confidence 0.98
JAMES DITCH
130.6 day-equivalents · 96 episodes over 22 seasons · last 2026 · confidence 0.98
OLIGARCHY DITCH
74.1 day-equivalents · 54 episodes over 20 seasons · last 2026 · confidence 0.98
ST VRAIN PALMERTON DITCH
64.1 day-equivalents · 41 episodes over 19 seasons · last 2026 · confidence 0.98
ROUGH READY DITCH
61.2 day-equivalents · 69 episodes over 21 seasons · last 2026 · confidence 0.98
Dependencies & control
owner evidence
MEAD, TOWN OF · corroborated (0.72) · CDSS structure associated contacts