Colorado Water Knowledge--Links to Glossaries of Water Resource Terms

Colorado Water Rights Terminology

Definitions of water rights terms provided by the Office of the State Engineer.

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Bureau of Reclamation Glossary

Definitions for terms commonly used by the Bureau of Reclamation

Cooperative Extension Glossary of Water Terminology

Definitions for terms commonly used by the Colorado State University Cooperative Extension

Glossary of Water Resource Terms

A general glossary of water resource terms from the Edwards Aquifer homepage. Certain administrative and legal terms may not apply to Colorado.

Glossary of Water Use Terms

The U.S. Geological Survey compiled and defined this list of water use terms.

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