Water Right Report : 78-12204( Decreed/Active)

Water Right Owners

Owner Type Name Address City State Postal Code
Current Owner UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH USDA FOREST SERVICE 550 W FORT ST MSC 033 BOISE ID 83724

Water Right Status

Priority Date : 12/31/1975
Basis : Decreed
Status : Active

Water Source

Source Source Qualifier Tributary Tributary Qualifier
RUTH LAKE

Points Of Diversion (Location)

Source Township Range Section Govt. Lot QQQ QQ Q County Diversion Type
RUTH LAKE 22N 02W 14 0 SW SW ADAMS

Water Uses

Beneficial Use From To Diversion Rate Volume
LAKE LEVEL MAINTENANCE 01/01 12/31
TOTAL

Places of Use

Place of Use Legal Description : LAKE LEVEL MAINTENANCE (ADAMS county)
Township Range Section Lot QQQ QQ Q Acres
22N 02W 14 NW SW
22N 02W 14 SW SW
22N 02W 15 NE SE
22N 02W 15 SE SE

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.
Land and water was reserved pursuant to Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Act, Pub. L. 94-199, 89 Stat. 1117, Dec. 31, 1975 (codified at 16 U.S.C. § 460gg).
The lake level claimed herein will be applied to beneficial use throughout the lake as identified above. The Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Act reserved the entire Hells Canyon National Recreation Area for the purposes of the Act. The legal description of the Hells Canyon Recreation Area is filed with and is available for inspection and copying at the Idaho Department of Water Resources. The place of use of this water right is shown on the map attached hereto as Attachment A.
To fulfill the purposes of the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area Act, Pub. L. 94-199, 89 Stat. 1117, Dec. 31, 1975 (codified at 16 U.S.C. § 460gg).
This water right establishes the lake level of Ruth Lake at 98.38 feet referenced to Ruth BM1 (Elevation 100 feet) located at X=534948, Y=5009783 (UTM Zone 11 North NAD 27). This water right precludes any diversion of water out of the watershed of Ruth Lake upstream from the point of diversion, except for transfers of point of diversion from above the lake to below the lake. This lake level is nonconsumptive (other than evaporation and evapotranspiration which may take place from the lake).
Dates
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  • Decreed Date : 11/16/2004
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Other Information
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  • Water District Number : NWD
  • Generic Max Rate Per Acre : 0
  • Generic Max Volume Per Acre : 0
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  • Swan Falls Trust or Nontrust :
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  • Mitigation Plan: False

IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

10/16/2026