Water Right Report : 34-13944( Decreed/Active)

Water Right Owners

Owner Type Name Address City State Postal Code
Attorney HARRIS, ROBERT L PO BOX 50130 IDAHO FALLS ID 83402
Current Owner RAINBOW TROUT RANCH LLC C/O MICHAEL JOHN PO BOX 819 ROSS CA 94957-0819
Original Owner THOMPSON, ALVOR C MACKAY ID 83251
Previous Owner SMITH, RICHARD A 5787 W 5000 N MACKAY ID 83251
Previous Owner SMITH, PATRICIA A STAR RT MACKAY ID 83251

Water Right Status

Priority Date : 5/1/1907
Basis : Decreed
Status : Active

Water Source

Source Source Qualifier Tributary Tributary Qualifier
BIG LOST RIVER SINKS

Points Of Diversion (Location)

Source Township Range Section Govt. Lot QQQ QQ Q County Diversion Type
BIG LOST RIVER 08N 21E 15 0 NE SW NW CUSTER
BIG LOST RIVER 08N 22E 27 0 NE SW CUSTER Injection
BIG LOST RIVER 08N 22E 28 0 NW SE NW CUSTER Rediversion

Water Uses

Beneficial Use From To Diversion Rate Volume
IRRIGATION 5 /01 10/15 1.52 CFS
TOTAL 1.52 CFS

Places of Use

Place of Use Legal Description : IRRIGATION (CUSTER county)
Township Range Section Lot QQQ QQ Q Acres
08N 22E 20 SE NE 23.8
08N 22E 20 NE SE 14.8
08N 22E 20 SE SE 2.9
08N 22E 21 SW NW 32.6
08N 22E 21 NE SW 32.5
08N 22E 21 NW SW 37.0
08N 22E 21 SW SW 37.9
08N 22E 21 SE SW 38.8
08N 22E 28 NE NW 37.5
08N 22E 28 NW NW 8.7
08N 22E 28 SW NW 4.7
08N 22E 28 SE NW 32.7
08N 22E 28 NE SW 33.5
Irrigation Totals
Total Acres Acre Limit
337.40 76.00

Conditions

Code Condtions
X27 This right is limited to the irrigation of 76 acres within the authorized place of use in a single irrigation season.
X35 Rights 34-527, 34-528, 34-742, 34-13564 and 34-13944 when combined shall not exceed a total diversion rate of 10.12 cfs, and the irrigation of 337.4 acres.
R59 This right when combined with all other rights shall provide no more than 3.5 afa per acre at the field headgate for irrigation of the place of use.
R05 Use of water under this right will be regulated by a watermaster with responsibility for the distribution of water among appropriators within a water district. At the time of this approval, this water right is within State Water District No.34.
R43 The right holder shall maintain a measuring device and lockable controlling works of a type approved by the Department in a manner that will provide the watermaster suitable control of the diversion(s).
X11 Prior to the diversion and use of water under this right, the right holder shall install and maintain acceptable measuring devices at the point of injection into Warm Springs Creek and at the point of rediversion from Warm Springs Creek.
G01 Point of injection into and point of rediversion from Warm Springs Creek.
F01 Water is delivered through Neilsen Ditch.
004 This right does not grant any right-of-way or easement across the land of another.
S34 The period of use for irrigation described above may be extended in seasons of unusual characteristics to a beginning date of 04-20 and an ending date of 10-31 at the discretion of the Director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources.
T07 The right holder shall accomplish the change authorized by this transfer within 1 year of the date of this approval.
T08 Failure of the right holder to comply with the conditions of this transfer is cause for the Director to rescind approval of the transfer.
T19 Pursuant to Idaho Code § 42-1412(6), this water right is subject to such general provisions necessary for the definition of the rights or for the efficient administration of water rights as determined by the Snake River Basin Adjudication court in the final unified decree entered 08/26/2014.
Dates
  • Licensed Date :
  • Decreed Date : 5/29/2001
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Other Information
  • State or Federal : S
  • Water District Number : 34
  • Generic Max Rate Per Acre : 0.02
  • Generic Max Volume Per Acre : 3.5
  • Combined Acre Limit : 337.40
  • Combined Volume Limit:
  • Combined Rate Limit: 10.12
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  • Swan Falls Trust or Nontrust :
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  • Mitigation Plan: False

IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

10/15/2026