Water Use

Water use data was derived from irrigation, municipal, recreation, stock, industrial and domestic water rights. The average water use is 48,492 acre-feet.

Type

Source

No. of Rights

Authorized Quantity

Vested

Surface

18

788.13

Appropriated

Surface

51

14,928.30

Vested

Ground

66

4,224.94

Appropriated

Ground

859

87,677.80

 

Totals

994

107,619.17

Water Use

The Points of Diversion map includes some surface water rights that are used for watershed dams and account for evaporation.