Water Right Report : 29-11773( Decreed/Active)

Water Right Owners

Owner Type Name Address City State Postal Code
Current Owner TOPAZ IRRIGATION CO 6500 HWY 30 E LAVA HOT SPRINGS ID 83246
Current Owner DEMPSEY IRRIGATING CO C/O EARL SMITH 9589 E MAUGHAN RD LAVA HOT SPRINGS ID 83246

Water Right Status

Priority Date : 8/7/1932
Basis : Decreed
Status : Active

Water Source

Source Source Qualifier Tributary Tributary Qualifier
PORTNEUF RIVER SNAKE RIVER

Points Of Diversion (Location)

Source Township Range Section Govt. Lot QQQ QQ Q County Diversion Type
PORTNEUF RIVER 08S 38E 28 0 SW NE SW BANNOCK

Water Uses

Beneficial Use From To Diversion Rate Volume
IRRIGATION 09/16 10/31 32.00 CFS
TOTAL 32.00 CFS

Places of Use

This water right has a Large Place Of Use

Irrigation Totals
Total Acres Acre Limit
1429.80

Conditions

Code Condtions
C18 This partial decree is subject to such general provisions necessary for the definition of the rights or for the efficient administration of the water rights as may be ultimately determined by the Court at a point in time no later than the entry of a final unified decree. Section 42-1412(6), Idaho Code.
E52 USE OF THE RIGHTS LISTED BELOW IS LIMITED TO A TOTAL COMBINED DIVERSION RATE OF 39.5 CFS. COMBINED RIGHT NOS.: 29-36, 29-37 AND 29-11773.
135 The boundary encompassing the place of use for this water right is described with a digital boundary as defined by I.C. Section 42-202B(2) and authorized pursuant to I.C. Section 42-1411(2)(h). The data comprising the digital boundary are incorporated herein by reference and are stored on a CD-ROM disk issued in duplicate originals on file with the SRBA District Court and the Idaho Department of Water Resources. A map depicting the place of use is attached hereto to illustrate the place of use described by the digital boundary.
TOPAZ IRRIGATION CO. OWNS 51% OF DEMPSEY-TOPAZ CANAL SYSTEM. FISH CREEK IRRIGATING CO. IS ALSO CARRIED IN THIS SAME CANAL SYSTEM FROM FISH CK POINT OF DIVERSION TO NESENW SEC.28 T9S R38E WHERE IT IS SPLIT OFF THE CANAL SYSTEM AND BECOMES ITS OWN ENTITY.
C05 RIGHT INCLUDES ACCOMPLISHED CHANGE IN PLACE OF USE PURSUANT TO SECTION 42-1425, IDAHO CODE.
129 Place of use is within the area served by the Dempsey Irrigating Company.
E56 USE OF THIS RIGHT WITH THE RIGHTS LISTED BELOW IS LIMITED TO THE IRRIGATION OF A COMBINED TOTAL OF 1429.8 ACRES IN A SINGLE IRRIGATION SEASON. COMBINED RIGHT NOS.: 29-36, 29-37, 29-180, 29-11773.
Dates
  • Licensed Date :
  • Decreed Date : 2/15/2008
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Other Information
  • State or Federal : S
  • Water District Number : 29
  • Generic Max Rate Per Acre : 0
  • Generic Max Volume Per Acre : 0
  • Combined Acre Limit : 1429.80
  • Combined Volume Limit:
  • Combined Rate Limit: 39.50
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  • Swan Falls Trust or Nontrust :
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  • Mitigation Plan: False

IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

10/15/2026