Water right · Fresno County, California, United States
Helms Creek power right A024512
Helms Creek power right A024512 is a permitted appropriative water right in Fresno County, California, United States, with 2,714,002 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 A024512 (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 | Permitted | 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 | 2,714,002 acre-ft/year (face value) | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Priority date | 20 Dec 1973 | 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 | 37.0789, -118.9691 | 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
Helms Creek power right A024512 is the 25th-largest of 238 storage and power rights in California and the 25th-largest of 907 in the United States by face-value volume, with 2,714,002 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 | 25th of 238 |
| United States | 25th of 907 |
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 | 5.5 km |
Holder and place
More from Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
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- 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
- North Fork Feather River power right A0098002,533,921 acre-ft/year · power
- Pit River power right A0018912,171,933 acre-ft/year · power
- Pit River power right A0018922,171,933 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.
- 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.