Water Right Report : 37-7880( Decreed/Active)

Water Right Owners

Owner Type Name Address City State Postal Code
Current Owner LITTLE WOOD RIVER IRRIGATION DISTRICT PO BOX 355 CAREY ID 83320
Original Owner LITTLE WOOD RIVER CANAL CO PO BOX 217 CAREY ID 83320

Water Right Status

Priority Date : 2/12/1981
Basis : Decreed
Status : Active

Water Source

Source Source Qualifier Tributary Tributary Qualifier
LITTLE WOOD RIVER MALAD RIVER

Points Of Diversion (Location)

Source Township Range Section Govt. Lot QQQ QQ Q County Diversion Type
LITTLE WOOD RIVER 01N 20E 13 0 NW NW BLAINE

Water Uses

Beneficial Use From To Diversion Rate Volume
POWER 01/01 12/31 300.00 CFS
TOTAL 300.00 CFS

Places of Use

Place of Use Legal Description : POWER (BLAINE county)
Township Range Section Lot QQQ QQ Q Acres
01N 20E 13 NE NW
01N 20E 13 NW NW

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.
Use of the facility to generate power is subject to the primary use of the water for irrigation purposes within the district and canal company service areas as described in the contracts between the various parties.
R04 Use of water under this water right will be regulated by the watermaster of State Water District No. 37N, Upper Little Wood River.
This water right for hydropower purposes shall be junior and subordinate to all rights to the use of water, other than hydropower, within the State of Idaho that are initiated later in time than the priority of this right and shall not give rise to any right or claim against any future rights to the use of water, other than hydropower, within the State of Idaho initiated later in time than the priority of this right.
R08 Return flow discharged to a surface water system shall meet Idaho Water Quality Standards.
X42 The diversion and use of water for hydropower purposes under this right is subject to review by the Director on or after September 30, 2019. Upon appropriate findings relative to the interest of the public, the Director may cancel all or any part of the use authorized herein and may revise, delete or add conditions under which the right may be exercised.
162 Power generation is at the Little Wood Power Plant.
Dates
  • Licensed Date :
  • Decreed Date : 9/24/2010
  • Permit Proof Due Date : 9/1/1989
  • Permit Proof Made Date : 12/9/1985
  • Permit Approved Date : 9/20/1984
  • Permit Moratorium Expiration Date :
  • Enlargment Use Priority Date :
  • Enlargement Statute Priority Date :
  • Application Recevied Date: 2/10/1981
  • Protest Deadline Date:
Other Information
  • State or Federal : S
  • Water District Number : 37N
  • Generic Max Rate Per Acre : 0
  • Generic Max Volume Per Acre : 0
  • Civil Case Number :
  • Decree Plantiff :
  • Decree Defendant :
  • Swan Falls Trust or Nontrust :
  • Swan Falls Dismissed :
  • DLE Act Number :
  • Cary Act Number :
  • Mitigation Plan: False

IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

10/14/2026