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Overview / Signals / structure

KURTZ RES

spine entity f7d7c054-0ee5-4c17-a0fb-58e041292778WDID 0504000dependency report →
Active signals
3
3 instances
Max priority
94.6
Last observed
2026-09-30
Signal historyall resolved detections on this record
PriSignalDetailScoreObserved
95Critical call exposureKURTZ RES (2001 priority) carries 1,073.5 day-equivalents of observed call exposure from 51 senior caller(s); dominant caller HIGHLAND DITCH (156.8 day-eq). 884 season-days curtailed in the last five seasons.56.12026-09-30 00:00:00
85Season call nowcast: expected curtailmentKURTZ RES, 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
84Drought reliability cliffKURTZ RES: modeled irrigation-season reliability 81% in median years → 28% dry → 7% severe drought (2002-class replay). A 74-point cliff under stress.100.02026-07-18 12:00:00
Record payload
wdid
0504000
state
CO
county
WELD
admin_no
55374
division
1
latitude
40.198498
right_id
0504000-55374.00000
longitude
-104.899977
county_fips
08123
identifiers
{"wdid":"0504000"}
decreed_uses
1345689AW
legal_status
Absolute
water_source
SAINT VRAIN CREEK
seniority_rank
41717
structure_name
KURTZ RES
structure_type
RESERVOIR
water_district
5
decreed_rate_cfs
190
score_components
{"callers":51,"recency":1,"exposure_depth":0.27,"day_equivalents":1073.5,"dominant_caller":"HIGHLAND DITCH","season_days_5yr":884}
decreed_volume_af
null
appropriation_date
2001-08-10
Structure & decree profile
structure
KURTZ RES (WDID 0504000)
type / source
RESERVOIR · SAINT VRAIN CREEK
administration
Division 1 · Water District 5 · WELD County
decreed rights
1 · senior priority 2001-08-10 (admin 55374.00000)
decreed capacity
190 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
VARRA COMPANIES INC · probable (0.55) · CDSS structure associated contacts