Water right · El Dorado County, California, United States
South Fork American River power right A020522
South Fork American River power right A020522 is an appropriative water right in El Dorado County, California, United States, with 1,375,557 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Sacramento Municipal Utility District.
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 A020522 (Appropriative) | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | El Dorado 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 | Sacramento Municipal Utility District | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Volume | 1,375,557 acre-ft/year (face value) | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Priority date | 12 Dec 1961 | 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 | SOUTH FORK AMERICAN RIVER | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 38.7715, -120.8137 | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by face-value volume
South Fork American River power right A020522 is the 43rd-largest of 238 storage and power rights in California by face-value volume, with 1,375,557 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 | 43rd of 238 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 2 power plants, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Valley Energy Center, LLC | Power plant | 300 MW | Under construction | 39 km |
| Juniper Creek Storage | Power plant | 200 MW | Permitted | 42 km |
Holder and place
More from Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- South Fork American River power right A014963868,773 acre-ft/year · power
- South Fork American River power right S010399651,960 acre-ft/year · power
- South Fork American River power right A022110579,182 acre-ft/year · power
- El Dorado County power right A012323459,300 acre-ft/year · power
- El Dorado County power right A031595413,610 acre-ft/year · power
- El Dorado County power right A012624281,100 acre-ft/year · power
- South Fork Silver Creek power right A026768255,474 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.