(307) 856-4018 LeClair@wyoming.com

LeClair headgate frosty November morning

Aerial view of the Wind River and LeClair headgate looking East
(June 27, 2011)

Eclipse

Total eclipse 2017 mid day sunset looking south east at headgate

Welcome to the LeClair Irrigation District website.

The LeClair Irrigation District is governed by an elected three-person Board of Commissioners as authorized by Wyoming law. The canal system is divided into three separate sections along its length, and there is one Commissioner elected from each section on a three-year rotating basis.

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LeClair Irrigation District was formed in 1921 to provide irrigation water to approximately 13,600 acres of farmland and other water users in the Riverton, Wyoming area through the LeClair-Riverton Number 2 Canal. The District is authorized to divert water from the Big Wind River by virtue of Wyoming state and tribal reserved water rights totaling 220 cubic feet per second (more or less), with the ability to increase that amount when the river is in a surplus condition, and deliver it to landowners within the boundaries of the District who are current on their Irrigation District assessments. There are approximately 180 separate individual head gates and a number of pumps along the main canal which are used to serve the 13,600+ acres.

Commissioners:

J.E. Hazlewood – President, District 1

Travis Barton – Vice President, District 2

Chad Gardner – Secretary/Treasurer, District 3

Meeting Notice:

Monthly meetings are typically held on the 1st Thursday of each month unless there is a conflict.

The next monthly meeting will be held Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 2:00 PM at the Fremont County Fair Annex Building 875 Gasser Road Riverton WY.

If you would like to be on the agenda to address the Board, please call the District’s Secretary at 307-856-4018.

Annual Meeting Notice:

ATTENTION LECLAIR IRRIGATION DISTRICT WATER USERS

The LeClair Irrigation District will be holding its Annual Meeting on:

🗓 Thursday, September 24, 2026
🕐 1:00 PM
📍 Fremont County Annex Building – 875 Gasser Road Riverton WY

All landowners in the LeClair Irrigation District are encouraged to attend.

Meeting Agenda Includes:

  • General Operations
  • Budget and Expenses
  • Election of a Commissioner for District Three
    • Currently on the ballot for District Three commissioner candidate is: Chad Gardner

We strongly encourage all canal users to attend and vote. Proxies may be picked up or submitted to a candidate or turned in to the office.

We hope to see everyone there!

For more information, please call the district office at 307-856-4018.

 

History of water in Wyoming.

 

Wyoming Small Acreage Irrigation.

 

Navigating Drought in Wyoming.

 

Wyoming Water Laws Title 41.

 

Hydromet.

 

W.A.I.D.

LeClair Irrigation District

 

PO Box 568

1418 Cowboy Lane

Riverton WY, 82501

Office Phone- (307)856-4018
email: leclair@wyoming.com

Manager, Sarah Trehearne: (307)840-0265

Ditch Rider: (307)850-2641

Assistant Ditch Rider: (307)850-2142

Water call: (307)463-7369

Notice:

Attention LeClair Irrigation District Water Users

Pump Permit Rotation Notice

We are asking all pump permit holders to follow an alternating-day pumping schedule.

  • If your pump permit number is even, you may pump only on even-numbered days.
  • If your pump permit number is odd, you may pump only on odd-numbered days.

Examples:

  • Pump Permit #1 may pump on June 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.
  • Pump Permit #2 may pump on June 2, 4, 6, 8, etc.

Thank you for your cooperation in helping us manage water use efficiently.

LeClair Irrigation District