Water Right Report : 74-15535( Decreed/Active)

Water Right Owners

Owner Type Name Address City State Postal Code
Current Owner MAHAFFEY, MARIE PO BOX 38 LEMHI ID 83465-0038
Current Owner PLAYFAIR, JUNE PO BOX 38 LEMHI ID 83465-0038
Original Owner MAHAFFEY, DALE PO BOX 14 LEMHI ID 83465
Original Owner MAHAFFEY, MERLE PO BOX 14 LEMHI ID 83465
Original Owner KNIGHT, ANDREW M PO BOX 71 LEMHI ID 83465-0071
Original Owner KNIGHT, KATHLEEN M PO BOX 71 LEMHI ID 83465-0071
Previous Owner VELMA MARIE MAHAFFEY IRREVOCABLE TRUST PO BOX 14 LEMHI ID 83465
Previous Owner MAHAFFEY, VELMA PO BOX 14 LEMHI ID 83465

Water Right Status

Priority Date : 2/12/1875
Basis : Decreed
Status : Active

Water Source

Source Source Qualifier Tributary Tributary Qualifier
LEMHI RIVER SALMON RIVER
LITTLE SAWMILL CREEK LEMHI RIVER

Points Of Diversion (Location)

Source Township Range Section Govt. Lot QQQ QQ Q County Diversion Type
LITTLE SAWMILL CREEK 18N 24E 33 0 SW NW LEMHI
LEMHI RIVER 18N 24E 33 0 SW NW LEMHI

Water Uses

Beneficial Use From To Diversion Rate Volume
IRRIGATION 03/15 11/15 0.12 CFS
STOCKWATER 01/01 12/31 0.02 CFS
TOTAL 0.14 CFS

Places of Use

Place of Use Legal Description : IRRIGATION (LEMHI county)
Township Range Section Lot QQQ QQ Q Acres
18N 24E 33 4 NW NW 4.0
Place of Use Legal Description : STOCKWATER (LEMHI county)
Township Range Section Lot QQQ QQ Q Acres
18N 24E 33 4 NW NW
Irrigation Totals
Total Acres Acre Limit
4.00

Conditions

Code Condtions
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).
R67 This right when combined with all other rights shall provide no more than 0.03 cfs per acre nor 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 may 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. 74.
T08 Failure of the right holder to comply with the conditions of this exchange is cause for the Director to rescind approval of the exchange.
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.
Diversions of water for this right from the Lemhi River at the point of diversion described above, also known as the L-43B, is limited to those times water is available for diversion under this right and priority from the unnamed stream, known locally as Indian Springs Creek, at the historic point of diversion.
X49 Prior to diversion of water under this approval, the right holder shall provide a measurement plan to the Department for quantifying the flow in the unnamed stream (Indian Springs Creek) near the historic point of diversion, in Little Sawmill Creek below the confluence with Indian Springs Creek, and from the Lemhi River at the L-43B point of diversion. The measurement plan must be approved by Water District No. 74 and Water District No. 170 watermasters.
Dates
  • Licensed Date :
  • Decreed Date : 7/9/2007
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Other Information
  • State or Federal : S
  • Water District Number : 74
  • Generic Max Rate Per Acre : 0.035
  • Generic Max Volume Per Acre : 3.5
  • Combined Acre Limit : 4.50
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  • Mitigation Plan: False

IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

10/14/2026