Water right · Merced County, California, United States
Merced County municipal and irrigation right A000234
Merced County municipal and irrigation right A000234 is a permitted appropriative water right in Merced County, California, United States, with 2,124,487 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by U S Bureau of Reclamation.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | Water right A000234 (Appropriative) | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Merced County, California | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | U S Bureau of Reclamation | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Volume | 2,124,487 acre-ft/year (face value) | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Priority date | 19 Jan 1916 | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water use | Domestic, Fish and Wildlife Preservation and Enhancement, Irrigation, Municipal, Recreational, Stockwatering | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 37.0607, -121.0761 | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by face-value volume
Merced County municipal and irrigation right A000234 is the 13th-largest of 262 water rights in California by face-value volume, with 2,124,487 acre-ft/year. Ranks and totals cover the water rights in our data that report their face-value volume, not every one in existence. Storage and power rights are ranked apart and not added in.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| California | 13th of 262 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 2 power plants, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga Ridge Wind Farm | Power plant | 127 MW | Under construction | 4.8 km |
| Zeta Solar & Storage | Power plant | 150 MW | Under construction | 29 km |
Holder and place
More from U S Bureau of Reclamation
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- Rock Slough municipal and irrigation right A0056267,998,004 acre-ft/year
- Contra Costa County municipal and industrial right A0093647,818,798 acre-ft/year
- American River power right A0133726,791,820 acre-ft/year · power
- Contra Costa County municipal and irrigation right A0133705,347,832 acre-ft/year
- Stanislaus River power right A0148595,323,865 acre-ft/year · power
- Shasta County power right A0153764,352,021 acre-ft/year · power
Other water rights in California
- Solano County municipal and irrigation right A0144439,004,510 acre-ft/year
- Rock Slough municipal and irrigation right A0056267,998,004 acre-ft/year
- Contra Costa County municipal and industrial right A0093647,818,798 acre-ft/year
- Colorado River irrigation and domestic right A0074827,239,775 acre-ft/year
- Contra Costa County municipal and irrigation right A0133705,347,832 acre-ft/year
- San Joaquin River municipal and irrigation right A0056383,917,478 acre-ft/year
- San Joaquin County municipal and irrigation right A0056283,349,944 acre-ft/year
- Contra Costa County irrigation and domestic right A0153753,030,762 acre-ft/year
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, Public domain.