Water right · Kern County, California, United States
Kern River power right A026712
Kern River power right A026712 is a permitted appropriative water right in Kern County, California, United States, with 723,978 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Olcese Water 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 A026712 (Appropriative) | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Kern 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 | Olcese Water District | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Volume | 723,978 acre-ft/year (face value) | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Priority date | 17 Feb 1981 | 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 | KERN RIVER | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 35.4393, -118.8004 | eWRIMS Water Rights List · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares by face-value volume
Kern River power right A026712 is the 77th-largest of 238 storage and power rights in California by face-value volume, with 723,978 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 | 77th of 238 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 1 power plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasmine | Power plant | 134 MW | Under construction | 47 km |
Holder and place
More from Olcese Water District
- Kern River power right A028510434,387 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.