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Timestamp: 2019-04-22 04:34:54+00:00

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Listed below are Idaho's active water districts. Click the district name for the description as well as current documents.
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Water District 01 is composed of the Snake River and its tributaries from the point where the river enters the State of Idaho downstream to Milner Dam which is located between Burley and Twin Falls, excluding water districts: 27, 29, 29C, 29F, 29H, 29U, 41, 43A, 43B, 43C, 43D, 45A, 45B, 45C, 45F, 45K, and 45N. Water District 01 includes areas in Fremont, Madison, Teton, Jefferson, Bonneville, Bingham, Bannock, Power, Minidoka, Cassia, Jerome, and Twin Falls counties.
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Water District 02 includes all Snake River surface water rights from Milner Dam to the Murphy Gage Station located below Swan Falls Dam, except surface water rights used for in-stream water of livestock as defined by Idaho Code § 42-113.
Water District 11 is composed of the entire Bear River Drainage in Idaho, excluding those tributary streams which are set up as separate water districts. The district is located in the Bear Lake, Franklin, Caribou, and Bannock counties.
Water District 11A is composed of the entire Eight Mile and Bailey Creek drainages and is located in Caribou and Bear Lake Counties.
Water District 11B is composed of the entire Soda Creek drainage and is located in Caribou County.
Water District 11E is composed of the entire Paris Creek drainage basin and is located in Bear Lake County.
Water District 11F is composed of the entire Thomas Fork drainage and is located in Bear Lake County.
Water District 13A is composed of that portion of the Cub River drainage located in the State of Idaho and is situated in Franklin County.
Water District 13M is combined with former Water District 13L and the Stockton Creek drainage and is designated as Water District 13M pursuant to an IDWR Order dated September 24, 2014. The combined district is composed of the Cottonwood Creek drainage basin, the Battle Creek drainage basin, and the Stockton Creek drainage basin. Water District 13M is located in Franklin County.
Water District 13N is composed of the entire Mink Creek drainage basin and is located in Franklin County.
Water District 13Q is composed of the entire Middle Fork of Trout Creek drainage basin to its junction with Trout Creek and is located in Caribou County.
Water District 13R is composed of the entire Oxford Creek drainage basin and is located in Franklin County.
Water District 13S is composed of the entire Whiskey Creek drainage basin and is located in Caribou Country.
Water District 13T contains land located within townships 8, 9, and 10 South, and ranges 38, 39, 40, and 41 East—all within Caribou County. It includes water rights from Administrative Basins 13 and 29.
Water District 27 includes the entire Blackfoot River drainage basin and is located in Bingham and Caribou Counties.
Water District 29 is composed of the Portneuf River and tributaries upstream from the confluence of the Portneuf River and Harkness Creek, including Harkness Creek and tributaries, and is located in Bannock and Caribou Counties.
Water District 29A is composed of Pocatello Creek and its tributaries, and is located in Bannock County.
Water District 29B is composed of Garden Creek and it's tributaries, and is located in Bannock County.
Water District 29D is composed of the Portneuf River and tributary sources between the confluence of Harkness Creek and the Portneuf River near McCammon, Idaho, downstream to the Fort Hall Reservation boundary near Chubbuck, Idaho, including Indian Creek near Inkom, Idaho, excluding Marsh Creek and its tributaries (Water District 29A), and excluding the Fort Hall Reservation and water sources within the Reservation that are administered by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes pursuant to the "1990 Fort Hall Indian Water Rights Agreement (see SRBA General Provisions). "The district is located within Bannock and Power counties.
Water District 29G is composed of the waters of Birch Creek and tributaries upstream from the confluence of Birch Creek and Marsh Creek in NW1/4SW1/4 Section 30, T11S, R37E, B.M.
Water District 29H is composed of the entire Marsh Creek drainage basin to its junction with the Portneuf River excluding Water District 29B. Water District 29H is located in Bannock County.
Water District 29O is composed of the Bannock Creek Drainage in Administrative Basin 29, and located within Power and Oneida counties. The district includes surface water and groundwater rights, except groundwater rights used for domestic and stock uses as defined in Idaho Code §§ 42-111 and 42-1401A(11), and groundwater rights located within Water District 120 overlying the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer. Additionally, the district excludes from administration those water rights administered by Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and/or the United States pursuant to the 1990 Fort Hall Indian Water Rights Agreement and as decreed by the SRBA District Court in its Partial Final Consent Decree Determining the Rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes to the Use of Water in the Upper Snake River Basin, dated August 2, 1995 (see SRBA General Provisions).
Water District 31 is composed of Mud Lake and the entire Camas Creek drainage basin, and is located in Clark and Jefferson Counties.
Water District 32C is composed of the entire Medicine Lodge Creek drainage basin and is located in Clark County.
Water District 32D is composed of the entire Birch Creek drainage basin and is located in Clark and Butte Counties.
Water District 33 is composed of the entire Little Lost River drainage basin and is located in Butte and Custer Counties.
Water District 34 is composed of the entire Big Lost River drainage basin and is located in Butte and Custer counties. Conjunctive administration of water rights in Water District 34 includes surface water rights with diversions from the Big Lost River and tributaries, and groundwater rights in the Big Lost River basin located upgradient (northerly) of Line A as shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the SRBA Director's Report for Basin 34 (see Big Lost River Basin Reports).
These documents contain a list of active groundwater rights, adjudication recommendations, and permits based on a query from the IDWR database. Domestic and stockwater rights as defined by Idaho Code § 42-111 are not included in this list. This list might not reflect recent transfers applications or changes of ownership that have been filed with IDWR and have not yet been processed.
These documents contain a list of active surface water rights and are snapshots of active water rights, adjudication recommendations, and permits. They might not reflect recent water rights transfers, permits, or changes in ownership. Note that many of the water rights in Basin 34 have specific conditions regarding how to administer the right. These conditions may be reviewed using the Water Rights Search.
Water District 36A is composed of the entire Billingsley Creek drainage basin and Riley Creek drainage basin and is located in Gooding County.
Effective January 6, 2014, Water District 37 combined with Water District 37M pursuant to IDWR Order dated September 17, 2013, and is composed of the entire Big Wood River and Little Wood River drainages, excluding WD37B Camas Creek Drainage, but including groundwater rights within the boundaries of the combined water district but outside the boundaries of Water District 130 (or the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer area of common groundwater supply).
This order established groundwater measurement requirements for the Upper Big Wood and Little Wood River basins, which now includes all of Water District 37B (Camas Creek drainage) and that portion of Water District 37 outside of the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer. All current, non-exempt groundwater users in Water Districts 37 and 37B must follow the measurement requirements as described in this order.
Water District 37B, Camas Creek drainage basin, includes all surface water and groundwater rights within the Camas Creek drainage of Basin 37, excluding water rights used for domestic and stock water purposes as defined by Idaho Code §§ 42-111 and 42-1401A(11), and water rights used for in-stream watering of livestock as defined by Idaho Code § 42-113. The Water District 37B boundary extends to the confluence of the Big Wood River in Magic Reservoir. Water District 37B is located within Camas county and portions of Blaine and Elmore counties.
Water District 37N is composed of the Upper Little Wood River drainage basin down to the point where Silver Creek enters with the exception of Water Districts 37O (Muldoon Creek) and 37U (Fish Creek). Water District 37N is located in Blaine County.
Water District 37O is composed of the entire Muldoon Creek drainage basin to its junction with the Little Wood River and is located in Blaine County.
Water District 37U is composed of the entire Fish Creek drainage basin and is located in Blaine County.
Water District 41 is composed of the entire Rock Creek drainage basin and is located in Power County.
Water District 43B is composed of the Raft River and tributaries south of the township line between Townships 12 and 13 South, excluding Water District 43C (Cassia County) and 43D (Almo Creek). Water District 43B is located in Cassia County.
Water District 43C is composed of the entire Cassia Creek drainage basin and is located in Cassia County.
Water District 43D is composed of the entire Almo Creek drainage basin, with the exception of Grape Creek, Sythe Creek, and Stine Creek. Water District 43D is located in Cassia County.
Water District 45A is composed of the entire Basin Creek drainage basin and is located in Cassia County.
Water District 45B is composed of the entire Birch Creek drainage basin and is located in Cassia County.
Water District 45C is composed of the entire Goose Creek drainage basin and is located in Cassia County.
Water District 45F is composed of the entire Marsh Creek drainage basin and is located in Cassia County.
Water District 45K is composed of the entire Big Cottonwood Creek drainage basin and is located in Cassia County.
NOTE: IDWR updated the district name from Cottonwood Creek to Big Cottonwood Creek to reflect the current stream name and traditional district boundary. The district boundary as always been limited to the Big Cottonwood Creek drainage. The old decrees were limited to rights from the Big Cottonwood Creek drainage although the source in the decree was listed merely as Cottonwood Creek.
Water District 45N is composed of the entire Dry Creek drainage basin and is located in Cassia and Twin Falls Counties.
Water District 45O is composed of a portion of the waters of the Cottonwood Critical Groundwater Area and is located in Cassia County.
Water District 47C is composed of the Cedar Creek and Deadwood Creek drainage basins and is located in Twin Falls and Owyhee Counties.
Water District 47G is composed of that portion of the Salmon Falls Creek drainage basin from the township line between Townships 10 and 11 South and the Snake River. Water District 47G is located in Twin Falls County.
Water District 47O is composed of the entire Rock Creek drainage basin and is located in Twin Falls County.
Water District 57B is composed of the entire Catherine Creek drainage basin to its junction with Castle Creek and is located in Owyhee County.
Water District 57C is composed of the entire Castle Creek drainage basin, with the exception of Water District 57B (Catherine Creek), and is located in Owyhee County.
Water District 57D is composed of the entire Sinker Creek drainage basin and is located in Owyhee County.
Water District 57R is composed of the entire Reynolds Creek drainage basin and is located in Owyhee County.
Water District 61A is composed of the entire Canyon Creek drainage basin to its junction with Squaw Creek and is located in Elmore County.
Water District 61C is composed of the entire Bennett Creek drainage basin and is located in Elmore County.
Water District 61D is composed of the entire Little Canyon Creek drainage basin and is located in Elmore County.
Water District 61E is composed of the entire Cold Springs Creek drainage basin and is located in Elmore County.
Water District 63 is composed of the entire Boise River drainage basin excluding water districts 63B, 63P, and 63T. Water District 63 is located in Ada, Canyon, Elmore, Boise, and Camas counties.
Water District 63B is composed of the entire Smith Creek drainage basin and is located in Elmore County.
District 63C is a subdistrict of Water District 63 and is responsible for distribution of surface water rights diverted from sources within the Little Camas Creek drainage basin in Elmore County.
Water District 63S is composed of certain geothermal wells and water rights described under the Silkey v. Tiegs Decree (1930) and located within the Stewart Gulch drainage area in Ada County.
Water District 65 is composed of the entire drainage basin of the Payette River and its tributaries except for those areas which are already in separate water districts. Water District 65 is located in Valley, Boise, Gem, Payette, and Washington counties.
Water District 65A is composed of the entire Squaw Creek drainage basin and is located in Gem, Valley, and Boise Counties.
Water District 65B is composed of the entire Porter Creek drainage basin to its junction with the Payette River, and is located in Boise County.
Water District 65D is composed of the entire Boulder Creek drainage basin and is located in Valley County.
Water District 65K is composed of the entire Lake Fork drainage basin and is located in Valley County.
Water District 67 is composed of the entire Weiser River drainage basin, with the exception of Water District 67A which is composed of the Little Weiser River drainage. The Weiser River is located in Adams and Washington Counties.
Water District 67A is composed of the entire Little Weiser River drainage basin to its junction with the Weiser River and is located in Adams and Washington Counties.
The Stanley Area is a subdistrict within Water District 170 and administers all non-de minimis surface and groundwater rights in Administrative Basin 71 in Blaine and Custer counties.
Water District 72A is a subdistrict within Water District 170 and administers non-de minimis rights in the Garden and Challis Creek drainage basins in Custer County.
Water District 72D is a subdistrict within Water District 170 and administers all non-de minimis surface and groundwater rights in Administrative Basin 72 with points of diversion upstream of the Challis Irrigation Canal and downstream of and including Thompson Creek in Custer County.
Water District 72F is a subdistrict within Water District 170 and administers all non-de minimis surface and groundwater rights in Administrative Basin 72 with points of diversion downstream of McNabbs Point in Custer County.
Water District 73 is a subdistrict within Water District 170 and administers all non-de minimis surface and groundwater rights in Administrative Basin 73, which comprises the entire Pahsimeroi River drainage basin to its junction with the Salmon River in Custer and Lemhi counties.
Water District 74 is a subdistrict within Water District 170 and administers all non-de minimis surface and groundwater rights in the Lemhi River Basin with the exception of those rights within Water Districts 74A, 74B, 74C, 74F, 74G, 74J, 74M, 74Q, 74W, and 74Z. The Lemhi River is a tributary of the Salmon River in Lemhi County.
Water District 74A is a subdistrict within Water District 170 and administers all non-de minimis surface and groundwater rights in the entire Geertsen Creek drainage basin to its junction with the Lemhi River in Lemhi County.
Water District 74B is a subdistrict within Water District 170 and administers all non-de minimis surface and groundwater rights in the entire Kirtley Creek drainage basin to its junction with the Lemhi River in Lemhi County.
Water District 74C is a subdistrict within Water District 170 and administers all non-de minimis surface and groundwater rights in the entire Bohannan Creek drainage basin to its junction with the Lemhi River in Lemhi County.
Water District 74F is a subdistrict within Water District 170 and administers all non-de minimis surface and groundwater rights in the entire Pratt Creek drainage basin to its junction with Sandy Creek in Lemhi County.
Water District 74G is a subdistrict within Water District 170 and administers all non-de minimis surface and groundwater rights in the entire Sandy Creek drainage basin to its junction with the Lemhi River in Lemhi County.
Water District 74J is a subdistrict within Water District 170 and administers all non-de minimis surface and groundwater rights in the entire Withington Creek drainage basin to its junction with the Lemhi River in Lemhi County.
Water District 74M is a subdistrict within Water District 170 and administers all non-de minimis surface and groundwater rights in the entire Agency Creek drainage basin to its junction with the Lemhi River in Lemhi County.
Water District 74Q is a subdistrict within Water District 170 and administers all non-de minimis surface and groundwater rightis in the entire Mill Creek, Patterson Creek, Alder Creek, and Peterson Creek drainage basins to their junction with the Lemhi River in Lemhi County.
Water District 74U is combined with Water District 74 pursuant to the Preliminary Order Expanding Water District 170 and Modifying and Combining Water Districts within Administrative Basin 74 (dated April 10, 2018).
Water District 74W is a subdistrict within Water District 170 and administers all non-de minimis surface and groundwater rights in the entire drainage basins of Texas, Hawley, Timber, Junction, Bull, Jake, Canyon, and Eighteen Mile Creeks to their junction at the headwaters of the Lemhi River in Lemhi County.
Water District 74Z is a subdistrict within Water District 170 and administers all non-de minimis surface and groundwater rights in the entire Big Eight Mile and Lee Creek drainage basins to their junction with the Lemhi River in Lemhi County.
Water District 75A is composed of Jesse Creek, Gorley Creek, and their tributaries, and is located in Lemhi County.
Water District 75B is composed of the entire Williams Creek drainage basin and is located in Lemhi County.
Water District 75C is composed of all the lands irrigated by the Runsten-Minzer Ditch system and is located in Lemhi County.
Water District 75D is composed of the entire Carmen Creek drainage basin and is located in Lemhi County.
Water District 75E is composed of Wallace Creek and tributaries and is located in Lemhi County.
Water District 78A is composed of the entire Big Creek drainage basin and is located in Adams County.
Water District 78C is composed of the entire Goose Creek drainage basin and is located in Adams County.
Water District 95C is composed of the entire Twin Lakes-Rathdrum Creek surface water tributaries and is located in Kootenai County.
Water District 100 includes all groundwater rights in Basins 21 & 22 overlying the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer except domestic and stock water rights as defined under Idaho Code § 42-111. Groundwater rights located in Township 7 North, Range 38 East, Section 6 of Basin 21, are excluded from Water District 100 since groundwater rights in that location are already included in the Mud Lake Area Water District 110.
Water District 110 includes groundwater rights (except domestic and stockwater rights as defined by Idaho Code § 42-111) in portions of Basins 31 and 32 overlying the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer.
Water District 120 includes groundwater rights (except domestic and stockwater as defined by Idaho Code § 42-111) in Basins 25, 27, 29, 35, and 41 overlying the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer. It includes groundwater rights within the Aberdeen-American Falls, Bingham, and Bonneville-Jefferson Groundwater Districts.
Water District 130 includes groundwater rights (except domestic and stockwater as defined by Idaho Code § 42-111) and rights diverted from springs in the Thousand Springs area in Basins 36, 37, and 43 within the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer, excluding Water District 36A. The district includes groundwater rights within the North Snake and Magic Valley Groundwater Districts.
Gary Marquardt, Seapac of Idaho, Inc.
The Oakley Valley Area Water District includes all surface and groundwater rights in Basin 45, except small domestic and stock water rights as defined under Idaho Code §§ 42-111 and 42-1401A(11) for which authorization for interim administration was not obtained from the SRBA District Court and for which notice of this action was not provided.
The Raft River Basin water district includes all groundwater rights in the Raft River Basin or Administrative Basin 43 except a) groundwater rights used for domestic and stock water purposes as defined by Idaho Code §§ 42-111 and 42-1401A(11); and b) groundwater rights located within Water District 130 overlying the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer. All of the groundwater rights and development in the water district is located within Cassia County. The boundaries of the district include small portions of both Power and Oneida counties.
The Mountain Home Area Water District includes all groundwater rights in Administrative Basin 61 and a small portion of Administrative Basin 63 from Mayfield to Swan Falls except groundwater rights used for domestic and stock water purposes as defined by Idaho Code §§ 42-111 and 42-1401A(11). All of the groundwater rights in the water district are located within Elmore and Ada counties.
Water District 170 includes all non-de minimis surface and groundwater rights in Administrative Basins 71, 72, 73, and 74 within Lemhi, Custer, and Blaine counties. Water Districts 71, 72A, 72D, 72F, 73, 74, 74A, 74B, 74C, 74F, 74G, 74J, 74M, 74Q, 74W, and74Z are designated as subdistricts within Water District 170.
A large water district is necessary in the Upper Salmon area to effectively administer water rights that have are licensed by IDWR or are partially decreed by the Snake River Basin Adjudication court. This multibasin district is necessary to ensure proper administration of complex, large-scale water rights and associated agreements such as the Water Rights Consent Decree with the Nez Perce Tribe and the Water Rights Agreement for Wild and Scenic Riverways (see SRBA General Provisions). Although IDWR typically creates water districts following an adjudication, the timing and structure of the Upper Salmon Water District follows largely from an agreement regarding settlement of objections to federal reserved water rights related to the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act (see Water Rights Administration for Federal Wild & Scenic Rivers).
Water District 170 is within the former Salmon-Clearwater Moratorium area. Although the moratorium was lifted and new applications are being processed in WD170, all new water right applicants in WD170 are requested to address whether their proposals invoke local public interest concerns for ESA species recovery. Providing the requested information is not mandatory. However, either providing the information OR explicitly declining to provide the information at the time you submit your application will expedite application processing.

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