Guide to the Guide to the Washakie County District Court - Big Horn River Adjudication Records
Scope and Content
The Big Horn River Adjudication records include all of the records filed with the Special Master appointed for the case. The digital files previously appeared on the Special Master's website, shuttered as of July 16, 2018.
Dates
- 1976-2014
Creator
- Washakie County (Wyo.). District Court (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research though some record types may be restricted. See notes in the container list.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of print materials allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Historical Note
Big Horn River Adjudication
A general stream adjudication is a legal proceeding to determine all water rights on a river system. The Big Horn River basin is located in Northwest Wyoming within the boundaries of Wyoming's Water Division 3 and encompasses Fremont, Hot Springs, Washakie, Big Horn, Park and parts of Natrona and Johnson Counties. The Big Horn River General Adjudication has been the forum in which the Tribes of the Wind River Indian Reservation (the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes) have had surface water rights confirmed. Other rights, including federal non-Indian and state permitted water rights, have also been determined in this adjudication.
Extent
354 cubic feet
Abstract
Records created by or filed with the Washakie County District Court, including civil, criminal and probate case files. This series also includes records of the Big Horn River Adjudication.
Arrangement
By record type and series. See container list for details
Acquisition Information
Transferred by the Washakie County District Court and Big Horn River Adjudication Special Masters Office
Existence and Location of Originals
Unless otherwise noted, originals of records listed in this finding aid are housed at the Wyoming State Archives. Material may be stored off site. Please contact staff to view.
Alternate Formats Available
Finding aid includes links to scanned documents
Processing Information
Finding aid was last updated in 2022
Supported in part by an award from the Wyoming State Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives and Records Administration
Creator
- Washakie County (Wyo.). District Court (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Washakie County District Court - Big Horn River Adjudication Records
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Robin Everett
- Date
- © 2022
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Wyoming State Archives, Wyoming Cultural Resources Division, Wyoming Department of State Parks & Cultural Resources Repository
Barrett Building
2301 Central Avenue
Cheyenne Wyoming 82002 United States
(307) 777-7826
wyarchive@wyo.gov