02. What are the Shoshone water rights?

The Shoshone water rights call up to 1,408 cubic feet of water per second (cfs) to the Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant for electricity generation, providing power for 15,000 customers in Colorado before flows return to the river. The largest and most senior non-consumptive water right of 1,250 cfs appropriated in 1902 together with a junior 158 cfs right appropriated in 1929, Shoshone commands water on the Colorado mainstem down through Glenwood Canyon, providing vital environmental, economic, and community benefits upstream, downstream, and across the state.

01. How do you pronounce ‘Shoshone’?

Shoshone – ‘ shoh-shOH-nee ’ or ‘ shə-shō′nē ’ Etymology: The name "Shoshone" comes from Sosoni , a Shoshone word for high-growing grasses. Some neighboring tribes call the Shoshone "Grass House People," based on their traditional homes made from sosoni . Shoshones call themselves Newe , meaning "People."

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02. What are the Shoshone water rights?
Published On: December 17th, 2023
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