Water Use
This analysis includes irrigation, industrial, recreation, domestic, stock and municipal water rights. The rights are broken into vested rights and appropriated rights.
Upper Solomon
The average water use from 1987-2006 was 147,004 acre-feet.
|
Type |
Source |
Number of Rights |
Authorized Quantity |
|
Vested |
Surface Water |
5 |
562 |
|
Appropriated |
Surface Water |
19 |
28,826 |
|
Vested |
Groundwater |
19 |
1,000 |
|
Appropriated |
Groundwater |
1,115 |
252,078 |
Lower Solomon
The average water use from 1987-2006 was 19,911 acre-feet.
|
Type |
Source |
Number of Rights |
Authorized Quantity |
|
Vested |
Surface Water |
17 |
1047 |
|
Appropriated |
Surface Water |
137 |
32,273 |
|
Vested |
Groundwater |
17 |
876 |
|
Appropriated |
Groundwater |
301 |
24,793 |
Mainstem Solomon
The average water use from 1987-2006 was 14,502 acre-feet.
|
Type |
Source |
Number of Rights |
Authorized Quantity |
|
Vested |
Surface Water |
9 |
867 |
|
Appropriated |
Surface Water |
122 |
117,260 |
|
Vested |
Groundwater |
7 |
537 |
|
Appropriated |
Groundwater |
158 |
13,424 |
The Points of Diversion map includes some surface water rights that are used for watershed dams and account for evaporation.