Water right · Yuba County, California, United States
Yuba River power right A008794
Yuba River power right A008794 is an appropriative water right in Yuba County, California, United States, with 551,784 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 A008794 (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 | 551,784 acre-ft/year (face value) | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Priority date | 21 Sept 1936 | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water use | 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 |
Research on this water right and its holder.Who holds it up to the parent company, its use, its transfers and the land it serves, and an introduction to the holder.
Request researchHow it compares by face-value volume
Yuba River power right A008794 is the 89th-largest of 238 storage and power rights in California and the 91st-largest of 907 in the United States by face-value volume, with 551,784 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 | 89th of 238 |
| United States | 91st of 907 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 10 mines (6 operating) and 3 power plants (2 operating, 1,280 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dredge 17 | Mine | — | Closed | 17 km |
| Capital Rock LLC | Mine | — | Operating | 25 km |
| Sierra Silica Resources | Mine | — | Operating | 37 km |
| 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 power right A0056313,528,028 acre-ft/year · power
- Yuba River irrigation and industrial right A0056321,159,000 acre-ft/year
- Yuba River power right A015563614,206 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.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion. Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion, CC0 1.0 Universal.
- Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion). Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion), Public domain by statute.