Water right · Fresno County, California, United States
Helms Creek power right A012242
Helms Creek power right A012242 is an appropriative water right in Fresno County, California, United States, with 61,500 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
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 A012242 (Appropriative) | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Fresno 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 | Pacific Gas & Electric Co. | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Volume | 61,500 acre-ft/year (face value) | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Priority date | 14 Jan 1948 | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water use | Domestic, Power | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water source | HELMS CREEK | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 37.0045, -118.9681 | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by face-value volume
Helms Creek power right A012242 is the 231st-largest of 238 storage and power rights in California by face-value volume, with 61,500 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 | 231st of 238 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 1 power plant (1,053 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helms Pumped Storage | Power plant | 1,053 MW | Operating | 2.8 km |
Holder and place
More from Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
- Pit River power right A0154073,526,791 acre-ft/year · power
- San Joaquin River power right A0255123,330,297 acre-ft/year · power
- Pit River power right A0147433,272,899 acre-ft/year · power
- Pit River power right S0103933,024,370 acre-ft/year · power
- Pit River power right S0103922,897,600 acre-ft/year · power
- Helms Creek power right A0245122,714,002 acre-ft/year · power
- North Fork Feather River power right A0098002,533,921 acre-ft/year · power
- Pit River power right A0018912,171,933 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.