Water right · San Bernardino County, California, United States
Colorado River domestic right A004997
Colorado River domestic right A004997 is a permitted appropriative water right in San Bernardino County, California, United States, with 112,000 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | Water right A004997 (Appropriative) | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | San Bernardino 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 | The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Volume | 112,000 acre-ft/year (face value) | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Priority date | 15 Apr 1926 | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water use | Domestic | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water source | COLORADO RIVER | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 34.3162, -114.1573 | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Colorado River domestic right A004997 is the 159th-largest of 262 water rights in California by face-value volume. 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 | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 159th of 262 | 137,192,379 acre-ft/year | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 2 power plants, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vidal Energy Center | Power plant | 320 MW | Under construction | 39 km |
| La Paz Solar Tower | Power plant | 200 MW | Planned | 46 km |
Holder and place
More from The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
- Colorado River municipal and domestic right A0064061,085,950 acre-ft/year
- Imperial County municipal and irrigation right A030661475,000 acre-ft/year
- New River municipal and irrigation right A031431433,400 acre-ft/year
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.