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
Pelig Ibban 1894-08-01 T41N R14E S25,26 SE corner of NE quarter of NW quarter Sec 26 (spring); SW quarter of NW quarter Sec 25 (reservoir); NE quarter of Sec [?] (use) unnamed spring 150.0 Potential medium
John M. Reid 1894-07-08 R14E S24 Section 24 (use, township uncertain) Pine Creek 400.0 Not in DB low
John W. Corliss 1894-04-09 T42N R14E S29 Center of NE quarter of NW quarter Sec 29 (diversion); W half of NE quarter Sec 29 (use) Shields Creek 100.0 Matched high
William H. Forig 1894-01-24 T41N R7E S13 Sec 13 T41N R7E (use) unnamed spring 250.0 Potential medium
John Madden 1893-10-30 T43N R12E S1,16,25,26,27,35,36 Secs 1 & 16 and others in T43N R12E (or R15E); reservoir: Secs 25-26-35-36 + E half of E half Sec 27 T41N R15E; N half Sec 30 T40N R13E unnamed stream (via Rattlesnake Canyon, second claim) 10000.0 Not in DB medium
John Madden 1893-10-30 T43N R12E S16,22,23,24,25,26,27 Use across Secs 22-23-24-25-26-27 T43N R12E; Secs 1 & 11 T42N R11E and T42N R10E; reservoir Secs 22-24 E half, SW of SE Sec 13 T42N R12E and E half N half Sec 17 T40N R13E unnamed stream (via Rattlesnake Canyon) 2000.0 Not in DB medium
James Fee 1893-06-05 T46N R17E S21,28,13,14,23,24 Reservoir in Secs 21 & 28 T46N R17E; use on SW quarter Sec 13, SE quarter Sec 14, W half NE quarter Sec 23, W half NW quarter Sec 24 T46N R16E Rock Creek 2000.0 Matched high
G.W. Reynolds 1893-05-22 Soldier Creek 1000.0 Not in DB high
John W. Cummings 1892-09-26 T42N R13E S5,6,7,8,9 Use across Secs 5-6-7-8-9 T42N R13E; dam area near Secs 22-23-26-27 T[?]N R[?]E Pit River 500.0 Not in DB medium
A.P. Stanley 1892-08-17 T42N R15E S28,29,32,33,30 Dams near corner of Secs 28-29-32-33 T42N R15E; reservoir NW 1/4 Sec 28 (~40 acres); use on SW 1/4 and SE 1/4 Sec 28, NW 1/4 Sec 32 T42N R16E Parker Creek (South and North Branches) 300.0 Not in DB high
N. Trubechundt 1892-07-21 T41N R11E S12,7,2,11 NE of NW, NE Sec 12 T41N R11E and S of NW, SE Sec 7 T41N R12E (reservoir/levee); N SE of SE Sec 2, NE of NE Sec 11 T41N R11E (use) surplus rainfall and snowmelt Not in DB low
James P. Reynolds 1892-07-19 T46N R9E S14, 15 Diversion near SE corner between Secs 19 and adjacent in T41N R9E; use on lands in same area Pot Hole Springs 500.0 Not in DB medium
O.G. Williams, R.J. Crowley, and P.J. Crowley 1892-07-09 T40N R6E S26,27,34,35,30,31,36 Diversion at corner of 26-27-34-35 T40N R6E; use on Secs 30,31 T40N R7E and Secs 26,36 T40N R6E Taylor Creek 200.0 Matched medium
C.A. Snell and E.B. Snell 1892-07-07 T40N R16E S33 S half of N half Sec 33 T40N R16E (use) Thomas Creek (via Cedarville Pass) 100.0 Potential medium
Robert S. Evans 1892-06-10 T44N R14E S30,25,33 W 1/2 SE 1/4 and SE 1/4 Sec 30 T44N R14E; E half SE Sec 25 T44N R13E (use, 320 acres); diversion on N bank near center S half SE Sec 33 T44N R14E Joseph Creek (surplus water) 200.0 Matched high
S.C. Andrews 1892-06-04 T41N R14E S26 C of SE, SW of SE, SE of SW Sec 26 T41N R14E (use); SE of SE Sec 26 (diversion) Stough Creek 300.0 Potential high
E. Lauer 1891-11-06 T42N R13E S5,6,7,8,9,11,15 Secs 5-6-7-8-9 T42N R13E (use via ditch from Sec 11 T43N R13E); S half Sec 9, portions Secs 8,15 T41N R13E (reservoir site) unnamed stream (via Pit River channel) 500.0 Matched medium
Charles E. Hill 1891-10-26 R10E S15 Portions of Sec 15 T[?]N R10E (gulch, reservoir, and use) unnamed gulch 500.0 Not in DB low
Andrew J. Bowman 1891-10-11 T40N R11E S34,3 Sec 34 and Lots 1,2 Sec 3 T40N R11E (use); springs just below source about 1 mile from use unnamed springs and spring branch 50.0 Not in DB medium
H.R. Gaarstad 1891-09-16 T39N R13E S10,11,3 S of Sec 11 and SE 1/4 SE 1/4 Sec 10 T39N R13E (reservoir); NW 1/4 NE 1/4 Sec 11, portions of Secs 10 and 3 (use) unnamed stream/reservoir 1000.0 Not in DB medium
Laura A. Wages 1891-09-13 R11E S9 NW 1/4 of SE 1/4 Sec 9 (spring); SE of Sec 9 (use) unnamed spring 40.0 Not in DB low
Dillon Sherr 1891-06-30 T41N R8E S26 S half of NW quarter Sec 26(?) (use); NE 1/4 of SE 1/4 Sec 26 (dam/diversion) Stone Coal Creek 100.0 Not in DB medium
Charles R. Suggett 1891-06-08 T39N R17E S8 Lots 2,3,4,5,6 of Sec 8 T39N R17E (use); diversion near sec line 13-24 T39N R16E Barber Creek (surplus water) 160.0 Potential high
C.W. Wells 1891-03-11 T40N R13E S13,17,18 NE of NW Sec 13 T40N R13E (spring/diversion); Secs 17 and 18 (use) unnamed spring 100.0 Potential medium
H.J. Payne and Carlos Payne 1891-02-19 T41N R13E S15,16 SE 1/4 Sec 16 and SW 1/4 Sec 15 T41N R13E (reservoir lake bed); use on surrounding sections unnamed lake/reservoir (Secs 15-16) 1000.0 Not in DB medium

896 records