Horse Creek Ranch

Description

Horse Creek Ranch, long considered the best ranch in this part of Elbert County and one of the best in all of Eastern Colorado. This exciting turnkey offering includes 6,607 deeded acres, Wagyu and commercial cattle and equipment, irrigated hay meadows, 5 miles of Horse Creek, 2 homes, outbuildings and more.
Land- 6607 acres with 12 native grass pastures, 5 miles of Horse Creek, which runs year around. 300+ acres of irrigated hay meadows, sub-irrigated hay meadows, 2 miles of Adobe Creek. Numerous wells, water tanks and stock dams.
Water Rights- included are extensive court decreed senior water rights delivered via a reservoir and ditch system. There are three reservoirs on the ranch and numerous springs. The Laramie Fox Hills Aquifer daylights on the ranch and creates a very unique situation on the ranch, like no other in the area. Water via the springs and Horse Creek literally runs year around and all over the place on the ranch. Water rights detail:

Viaduct Ditch appropriated 1899 for 6.9 cfs, decreed for 5cfs, priority #28, 100 Irrigated acres
Cutler appropriated 1899 for 2 cfs, decreed for 1cfs, priority #29, 30 Irrigated acres
Deadman Ditch appropriated 1899 for 4.1 cfs, decreed for 2 cfs, priority #34, 40 Irrigated acres
South Side Ditch appropriated 1899, decreed for 4 cfs, priority #38
Two Springs Ditch appropriated 1902 for 3.5 cfs, decreed for 3.5 cfs, 70 irrigated acres, priority # 61

Deadman Reservoir- built 1890
Cutler Reservoir- built 1886
Viaduct Reservoir- built 1886

Hunting- The ranch has been managed for quality wildlife. Trophy Whitetail Deer, trophy Mule Deer, Pronghorn, Turkey, quality waterfowl hunting, coyote, fox and the occasional elk call the property home. The seller has allowed only one deer hunter per year to hunt the property. As we toured the property, we saw numerous deer and antelope. There are game trails, tracks and rubs are all over the property. The property could be further improved for hunting with the addition of food plots.

Improvements-The ranch is well improved with a sprawling 4 bed, 3 bath main ranch home originally built in the 1870's that's been updated several times over the years. Additionally, the ranch features a 3 bed 2 bath foreman's house, historic barn, shop, equipment shed, cattle working shed, garage, 2 extensive corral systems, loafing shed, irrigation ditch and pipeline system, windmills, water storage and pipeline system for stock tanks, stock dams and more.