Priority Date : 6/1/1884
Basis : Decreed
Status : Active
Water Source
Source
Source Qualifier
Tributary
Tributary Qualifier
BIG TIMBER CREEK
LEMHI RIVER
LEMHI RIVER
SALMON RIVER
Points Of Diversion (Location)
Source
Township
Range
Section
Govt. Lot
QQQ
QQ
Q
County
Diversion Type
LEMHI RIVER
16N
26E
28
0
NE
NW
LEMHI
Rediversion
BIG TIMBER CREEK
16N
26E
28
0
SW
NW
LEMHI
Injection
BIG TIMBER CREEK
16N
26E
28
0
SE
NW
LEMHI
Injection
Water Uses
Beneficial Use
From
To
Diversion Rate
Volume
IRRIGATION
03/15
11/15
1.40 CFS
TOTAL
1.40 CFS
Places of Use
Place of Use Legal Description : IRRIGATION (LEMHI county)
Township
Range
Section
Lot
QQQ
QQ
Q
Acres
16N
26E
21
NE
SW
31.6
16N
26E
21
SE
SW
13.6
16N
26E
21
NE
SE
33.5
16N
26E
21
NW
SE
40.0
16N
26E
21
SW
SE
39.3
16N
26E
21
SE
SE
29.9
16N
26E
27
SW
NE
31.1
16N
26E
27
SW
NW
33.2
16N
26E
27
SE
NW
40.0
16N
26E
27
NE
SW
37.8
16N
26E
27
NW
SW
28.3
16N
26E
28
NE
NE
35.9
16N
26E
28
NW
NE
40.0
16N
26E
28
SW
NE
28.1
16N
26E
28
SE
NE
40.0
16N
26E
28
NE
NW
11.9
16N
26E
28
NW
NW
3.6
16N
26E
28
SW
NW
5.9
16N
26E
28
SE
NW
19.1
16N
26E
28
NE
SE
30.1
16N
26E
28
NW
SE
0.4
Irrigation Totals
Total Acres
Acre Limit
573.30
88.20
Conditions
Code
Condtions
X27
This right is limited to the irrigation of 88.2 acres within the authorized place of use in a single irrigation season.
X35
Rights 74-31, 74-158, 74-159, 74-160, 74-871, 74-2289, 74-2326 and 74-7185 when combined shall not exceed the irrigation of 573.3 acres.
R05
Use of water under this right will be regulated by two watermasters with responsibility for the distribution of water among appropriators within both water districts. At the time of this approval, this water right is within State Water District Nos.74 & 74W.
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).
Water diverted from the Lemhi River under this right is exchanged with water from Big Timber Creek by allowing water to bypass the original point of diversion on Big Timber Creek and flow downstream into the Lemhi River.
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.
029
Prior to the diversion and use of water under this approval, the right holder shall comply with all fish screening and/or fish passage requirements of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
T07
The right holder shall accomplish the change authorized by this transfer within one 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 Section 42-1412(6), Idaho Code, 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 may be determined by the Snake River Basin Adjudication court at a point in time no later than the entry of the final unified decree.