J.J. Potter and T.T. Potter
T40N R6E S27,28 Dam: bearing N 40° 38' E, 20.00 chains from quarter sec corner between Sec 27 & 28 (dam site)
high confidence
Claim Details
- Filed
- April 25, 1901
- Recorded
- May 01, 1901
- Recorder
- E.J. Gammon
- Type
- Appropriation
Water Source
- Source
- unnamed ravine (snowmelt, Meade Flat)
- Size
- 630.0 miner's inches
- Purpose
- Irrigation
- Diversion
- Dam, Reservoir (Meade Flat Reservoir), Natural Channel
Use Location
Meade Flat Reservoir created by dam. Water conducted through natural channel (12-20 ft wide, dry except snowmelt) in northerly direction to irrigated lands. Dam site 20 chains N 40° 38' E from quarter sec corner Sec 27/28, T40N R6E.
State Database (eWRIMS)
Potential match
This water right may match a record in eWRIMS, but the similarity is not strong enough for a confident match (33% confidence).
- Current owner
- RED RIVER FORESTS LLC
- Right type
- Statement of Div and Use
- Status
- Inactive
- Face value
- 0.0 Acre-feet per Year
- eWRIMS source
- UNNAMED STREAM
- Application #
- S003032
Other Claims at This Location (2)
T40N R6E S27,28 Dam: bearing N 40° 38' E, 20.00 chains from quarter sec corner between Sec 27 & 28 (dam site) — 1 matched, 1 not in eWRIMS
O.G. Williams, R.J. Crowley, and P.J. Crowley
1892
Matched
G.L. Kramer
1923
Not in ewrims
Uncertain Fields
- Section: Use lands not specifically identified by section
Transcription (may be incomplete)
J.J. Potter and T.T. Potter... 630 inches of water... flowing in the ravine during the period of melting snow... forming what is to be known as Meade Flat Reservoir... equivalent approximately to 3646 acre feet per annum...
Source Photos
From: Modoc County Water Claims Book 1
— Page 359
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Notes: TYPED. Creates 'Meade Flat Reservoir' from snowmelt. 630 inches ≈ 3,646 acre feet annually. Water conveyed through natural channel (seasonal, dry except snowmelt). Dam location specified by bearing and distance from quarter section corner. Two Potters (likely family).