Water right · Yuba County, California, United States
Yuba River power right A005631
Yuba River power right A005631 is an appropriative water right in Yuba County, California, United States, with 3,528,028 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Yuba County Water Agency.
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 A005631 (Appropriative) | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Yuba County, California | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Active | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | Yuba County Water Agency | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Volume | 3,528,028 acre-ft/year (face value) | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Priority date | 30 Jul 1927 | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water use | Fish and Wildlife Preservation and Enhancement, Power | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water source | YUBA RIVER | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.2400, -121.2691 | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by face-value volume
Yuba River power right A005631 is the 14th-largest of 238 storage and power rights in California by face-value volume, with 3,528,028 acre-ft/year. Its uses include storage or power, so its face value counts water held in a reservoir or run through turbines, not water consumed. It is ranked among storage and power rights only, and face values are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| California | 14th of 238 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 3 power plants (2 operating, 1,280 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skylight Renewable Energy | Power plant | 200 MW | Planned | 37 km |
| Edward C Hyatt | Power plant | 644 MW | Operating | 39 km |
| Sutter Energy Center | Power plant | 636 MW | Operating | 42 km |
Holder and place
More from Yuba County Water Agency
- Yuba River irrigation and industrial right A0056321,159,000 acre-ft/year
- Yuba River power right A015563614,206 acre-ft/year · power
- Yuba River power right A008794551,784 acre-ft/year · power
- Middle Yuba River irrigation and industrial right A015574514,000 acre-ft/year
- North Yuba River power right A002197511,784 acre-ft/year · power
- Yuba River power right A015205456,895 acre-ft/year · power
- North Yuba River power right S010838268,028 acre-ft/year · power
- Yuba River irrigation and industrial right A015204246,000 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.