Water right · Placer County, California, United States
Middle Fork American River power right A018086
Middle Fork American River power right A018086 is a permitted appropriative water right in Placer County, California, United States, with 804,457 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Placer 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 A018086 (Appropriative) | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Placer 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 | Placer County Water Agency | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Volume | 804,457 acre-ft/year (face value) | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Priority date | 8 Apr 1958 | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water use | Power, Recreational | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water source | MIDDLE FORK AMERICAN RIVER | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 39.0262, -120.6028 | 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
Middle Fork American River power right A018086 is the 73rd-largest of 238 storage and power rights in California and the 73rd-largest of 907 in the United States by face-value volume, with 804,457 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 | 73rd of 238 |
| United States | 73rd of 907 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 4 mines (2 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Seam mine | Mine | — | Operating | 19 km |
| Lawyer Borrow Pit | Mine | — | Closed | 37 km |
| Red Ledge Mining Co. | Mine | — | Closed | 41 km |
Holder and place
More from Placer County Water Agency
- Middle Fork American River power right A0180843,101,471 acre-ft/year · power
- North Fork American River municipal and irrigation right A018085839,438 acre-ft/year
- North Fork American River municipal and irrigation right A018087451,592 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
- 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.