49.5 Acres Near Boone, CO for Sale

Ranch Description

The property benefits from an adjudicated irrigation well under Case No. W-1190, dated March 19, 1973, recognized as Irrigation Well Boone No. 9. Its Priority Date traces back to December 31, 1948, enabling a flow rate of 2.222 cubic feet per second (c.f.s.) or 1,000 gallons per minute (g.p.m.), with a maximum annual allocation capped at 704 acre-feet. The water is designated for both irrigation and domestic purposes, under the oversight of the State Engineer's well number 13490. Adequate augmentation, totaling 106 acre-feet, is mandatory and readily accessible.

The property spans 53.34 acres as per survey records, although the assessor's data reflects a slightly lower figure of 49.50 acres. Approximately 46 acres have undergone machine leveling to facilitate flood application irrigation through gated pipes. The remainder of the land, situated alongside the Colorado Canal, comprises sub-irrigated grazing areas.

It's noteworthy that no crops were cultivated or tillage conducted on the property this year.