Water Rights

Historic water claims from Modoc County recorder books (896 total records).

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Claimant Filed Location Source Inches State DB Confidence
Henry Hollensen 1904-08-22 T43N R10E S7 W half NW quarter of Sec 7, T43N R10E (use) Plateau stream or ditch 500.0 Not in DB high
Henry Hollensen 1904-08-22 T44N R9E S34 N half of Sec 34, T44N R9E (use); diversion from NE bank of unnamed ditch unnamed ditch or stream (NE bank, near Sec 34) Not in DB medium
Henry Hollensen and Jas. H. Kennedy 1904-08-23 T44N R9E S35 NW quarter of Sec 35, T44N R9E (use); diversion from North E bank of Long Creek at north boundary of dam Long Creek 500.0 Not in DB high
Henry Hollensen 1904-08-23 T43N R10E S7 W half or NW quarter of Sec 7, T43N R10E (use) unnamed ditch or stream (northerly, 1 mile from Sec 7) 1000.0 Not in DB high
William C. Clark 1904-10-14 T43N R9E S23,24 Reservoir on SW quarter NW quarter Sec 24, SE quarter NE quarter and NE quarter SE quarter Sec 23, T43N R9E (source); use on NE quarter Sec 24 reservoir (on sections 23/24) 150.0 Potential high
J.B. Lippincott, Supervising Engineer, United States Geological Survey 1904-12-19 T47N R8E S8,17,18 Dam/reservoir in Secs 8, 17, E half 18, T47N R8E MDM; use across multiple townships in Klamath (OR) and Modoc (CA) counties Lost River Matched high
E.G. Scammon 1905-03-31 T44N R14E S14,15,22,23 Reservoir in Secs 14, 15, 22, 23, T44N R14E (storage); use lands south of reservoir Lee's Creek (East of Halls Meadows) 1500.0 Not in DB high
Brown Bros. (William R. Brown and Frank E. Brown) 1905-06-05 T46N R6E S4,5 Arroyo Chico Creek 500.0 Not in DB high
George Plummer 1905-08-09 Spring Creek 300.0 Not in DB high
Peter Lorenzon, John Wall, J.O. Kafader, C.A. Kafader, and E.L. Kafader 1905-08-15 West Fork of North Fork 1000.0 Not in DB high
James P. Toney 1905-12-04 Mill Creek (town of Lake City) 15.0 Not in DB high
Lewis F. Gill 1905-12-04 T39N R17E S30,18,8 Diversion near center SW quarter Sec 30 T39N R17E; use on Lots 2-6 of Sec 8 T39N R17E Snake Lake Creek 150.0 Not in DB high
W.H. Shirk 1906-01-01 T48N R15E S34 Diversion from South bank at SE quarter Sec 34, T48N R15E; power house near center Sec 34 Pine Creek (tributary to Goose Lake) Matched high
California and Oregon Light Heat and Power Company 1906-01-22 T48N R15E S34 Diversion from South bank at SE quarter Sec 34, T48N R15E; power house near center Sec 34 Pine Creek (tributary to Goose Lake) Matched high
William J. Hawkins 1906-04-16 T40N R16E S26 W half of NW quarter of Sec 26, T40N R16E (80 acres) High Rock Creek (main channel of High Rock Canyon) 50.0 Not in DB high
Alturas Electric Light and Power Company 1906-06-01 T43N R13E S35 Power plant at SE quarter SW quarter Sec 35, T43N R13E; diversion near common corner Secs 32/33 T43N R14E Pine Creek 1000.0 Not in DB high
John O'Neil 1906-07-13 T48N R14E S24 NW Fraction quarter of Sec 24, T48N R14E (use); diversion 60 yards above mouth of Mill ditch Pine Creek (New Pine Creek) 20.0 Potential high
G.B. Brown 1906-07-13 T46N R6E S15 SE quarter of NW quarter of Sec 15, T46N R6E (spring location and use) spring (SE quarter of NW quarter Sec 15) 5.0 Not in DB high
Charles W. Rice and T.J. Rice 1906-09-03 T40N R9E S35,2 Diversion from East side of Rush Creek at South line of NE quarter of NE quarter Sec 35, T40N R9E; use in Sec 2 and other lands in T39N R9E Rush Creek 100.0 Not in DB high
Winnie A. Cummings 1907-02-08 T42N R12E S7 Same use lands as Cummings #1: S2 of NW4, SW4 of NE4, N2 of SE4, Sec 7, T42N R12E; diversion 5210 ft N39deg20'W of corner of Tps 42/43N Rs 11/12E West Branch of Rock Creek 3000.0 Not in DB high
Winnie A. Cummings 1907-02-08 T42N R12E S7 S2 of NW4, SW4 of NE4, and N2 of SE4, Sec 7, T42N R12E (use); diversion 1970 ft S1deg20'W of corner of Tps 42/43N Rs 11/12E North Branch of Noble Creek 300.0 Not in DB high
Wallace B. Towle 1907-02-27 T42N R11E S24,13 Spring on SE quarter of NW quarter Sec 24 T42N R11E; use on S half of SE quarter, NW quarter of SE quarter, NE quarter of SW quarter Sec 13, T42N R11E spring (Sec 24 T42N R11E) Potential high
J.E. Stribling 1907-04-19 T46N R14E S2 Diversion in Sec 2, T46N R14E, 80 yards W of NW corner of William Bonners Homestead (also corner of Warner Mountains Forest Reserve); use on irrigating lands N and S of Lassen Creek Lassen Creek 400.0 Not in DB high
H.E. Powers 1907-04-30 T40N R17E S21,22 Diversion 1/4 mile from NE corner of NW quarter SE quarter Sec 22, T40N R17E; use on NW quarter SE quarter, N half SW quarter, SW quarter SW quarter Sec 22, SE quarter SE quarter Sec 21 Hayes Canyon Creek Not in DB high
Ida M. Caldwell 1907-05-16 T42N R10E S20,29,30 Dam/reservoir in NW quarter Sec 20 T42N R10E; use on Secs 29 and 30, T42N R10E ravine (snowmelt) 1000.0 Not in DB high

896 records