Charley W. Royce's homestead in Surprise Valley, about 200-300 yards east of spring
State Database (eWRIMS)
Not in state DB
This water right does not appear in California's eWRIMS database. The holder likely has not filed
a Statement of Diversion and Use with the State Water Resources Control Board. Pre-1914 rights are
only in eWRIMS if holders voluntarily filed — many have not, making these rights less visible to the state.
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Transcription
Notice of Appropriation of Water. hereby claim all of water, flowing in a spring called Pine Creek in Surprise Valley in the County of Modoc, State of California, measured under a four inch pressure.
Notes: Informal claim — date fields left BLANK on form. Garden and domestic purposes only — small-scale use. Divert from spring bank about 200-300 yards west of homestead, conduct easterly 200-300 yards. Witness D.S. Denehy, Fred Brooks. Claims ALL water. Filed at request of Charley W. Royce July 29, 1911. No township/range/section given — described only relative to homestead. Surprise Valley location.