Instream Diversion Projects

Agriculture Irrigation Improvement Projects:

In collaboration with the Mancos Watershed Stream Management Plan, the Mancos Conservation District set out to improve agriculture irrigation infrastructure within the Mancos Watershed to promote the health and functionality of the Mancos Watershed. Below are pictures of this work and a report showcasing our projects and funding sources.

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Field Diversion on West Mancos

Before - looking downstream

Before looking downstream at the Field Diversion on the Mancos River

Before - looking upstream

Before looking upstream at the Field Diversion on the Mancos River
After looking downstream at the Field Diversion on the Mancos River

After - looking downstream

After - looking upstream

After looking upstream at the Field Diversion on the Mancos River

Bolen Diversion

Before

After

Before restoration work was completed at the Bolen Diversion on the Mancos River

 Mancos River Diversion Projects

From 2006-2010, assessments of the Mancos River Watershed revealed some critical issues, including outdated irrigation infrastructure is taking a toll on the Mancos River, degradation of the river channel, inefficient and poorly measured water delivery, irrigators are frustrated and unable to afford ongoing maintenance, and a major portion of the degradation occurs at diversion sites. From 2010 to 2016, the Mancos Conservation District Developed three phases of diversion projects.

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Infographic explaining how fish barriers and climate change are related and what fish barriers are