Water Right Report : 92-7208( Decreed/Active)

Water Right Owners

Owner Type Name Address City State Postal Code
Current Owner EMERALD CREEK GARNET LTD PO BOX 190 FERNWOOD ID 83830-0190

Water Right Status

Priority Date : 5/2/1994
Basis : Decreed
Status : Active

Water Source

Source Source Qualifier Tributary Tributary Qualifier
EMERALD CREEK ST MARIES RIVER
EMERALD CREEK EAST FORK EMERALD CREEK
EMERALD CREEK WEST FORK EMERALD CREEK
UNNAMED STREAM EMERALD CREEK WEST FORK
WILLOW CREEK SINKS

Points Of Diversion (Location)

Source Township Range Section Govt. Lot QQQ QQ Q County Diversion Type
EMERALD CREEK 43N 01E 22 0 SE SW SHOSHONE
EMERALD CREEK 43N 01E 27 0 NE NW SHOSHONE
WILLOW CREEK 43N 01E 27 0 NW NW SHOSHONE
EMERALD CREEK 43N 01E 27 0 SW NW SHOSHONE
EMERALD CREEK 43N 01E 27 0 SE NW SHOSHONE
EMERALD CREEK 43N 01E 27 0 NE SW SHOSHONE
EMERALD CREEK 43N 01E 27 0 NW SW SHOSHONE
UNNAMED STREAM 43N 01E 27 0 SW SW SHOSHONE
EMERALD CREEK 43N 01E 27 0 SE SW SHOSHONE
UNNAMED STREAM 43N 01E 28 0 NE NE BENEWAH
WILLOW CREEK 43N 01E 28 0 SE NE BENEWAH
UNNAMED STREAM 43N 01E 28 0 NE SE BENEWAH
UNNAMED STREAM 43N 01E 28 0 SE SE BENEWAH
EMERALD CREEK 43N 01E 33 0 NE SE BENEWAH
EMERALD CREEK 43N 01E 33 0 NW SE BENEWAH
EMERALD CREEK 43N 01E 34 0 SW NW BENEWAH
EMERALD CREEK 43N 01E 34 0 NW SW BENEWAH

Water Uses

Beneficial Use From To Diversion Rate Volume
MINING 01/01 12/31 2.23 CFS 24.00 AFA
TOTAL 2.23 CFS 24.00 AFA

Places of Use

Place of Use Legal Description : MINING (SHOSHONE,BENEWAH counties)
Township Range Section Lot QQQ QQ Q Acres
43N 01E 22 SE SW
43N 01E 22 SW SE
43N 01E 27 NW NE
43N 01E 27 SW NE
43N 01E 27 NE NW
43N 01E 27 NW NW
43N 01E 27 SW NW
43N 01E 27 SE NW
43N 01E 27 NE SW
43N 01E 27 NW SW
43N 01E 27 SW SW
43N 01E 27 SE SW
43N 01E 27 NW SE
43N 01E 27 SW SE
43N 01E 28 NE NE
43N 01E 28 SE NE
43N 01E 28 NE SE
43N 01E 28 SE SE
43N 01E 33 NE SW
43N 01E 33 NE SE
43N 01E 33 NW SE
43N 01E 34 SW NW
43N 01E 34 NW SW

Conditions

Code Condtions
004 The issuance of this right in no way grants any right-of-way or easement across the land of another.
01M After specific notification by the Department, the right holder shall install a suitable measuring device or shall enter into an agreement with the Department to use power records to determine the amount of water diverted and shall annually report the information to the Department.
Under this right, the land application of water is limited to the reclamation of land directly affected as a result of being mined and is not to exceed a total of 26 acres annually within the place of use described above for mining.
X16 The approach velocity at the point of diversion shall not exceed 0.5 feet per second.
09E Water used under this right when discharged into a natural channel or subsurface system shall meet Idaho Water Quality Standards.
This right authorizes no more than one diversion period per washer per 30-day period, or one diversion period per washer per calendar month.
030 A separate stream alteration permit from the IDWR is required for any activity in the stream channel other than construction and/or maintenance of the diversion structure. If the proposed construction or operation involves construction of an outfall or any other work in the stream channel other than a water diversion, the right holder shall contact the Department and obtain a Stream Channel Alteration permit prior to the start of construction.
The maximum duration of diversion period authorized under this right is limited to 5 hours in two weeks.
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.
X15 A fish screen of 1/4 inch or smaller mesh shall be installed and maintained at the point of diversion.
WB9 Water shall not be diverted under this right when flows in the St. Maries River are below established minimum flow amounts. The right holder shall be responsible for monitoring the daily flow of the St. Maries River near Santa using real-time data published on the internet by the U.S. Geological Survey and shall cease diverting water when flows in the St. Maries are below established minimum instream flow amounts.
Dates
  • Licensed Date :
  • Decreed Date : 2/1/2016
  • Permit Proof Due Date : 7/1/1999
  • Permit Proof Made Date : 5/13/1999
  • Permit Approved Date : 7/19/1994
  • Permit Moratorium Expiration Date :
  • Enlargment Use Priority Date :
  • Enlargement Statute Priority Date :
  • Application Recevied Date: 5/2/1994
  • Protest Deadline Date:
Other Information
  • State or Federal :
  • Water District Number : NWD
  • 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