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STll,1':E OF CALIl"ORNIADEPART]!iliNT OF PUBLIC,~ORKS

DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES

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EARL tlARRB.~r, Governor

Cli H. PURCJ~;r,..LI Director of Public Horks

A. D. EDMONSTON, stat,s Enginee:r

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1vA'I'gFtMASTER SERVICE-..-'IIlIINt..-....... - ...... ~-- ,""'-''''''''''

cow CREEK VJATERNAS'l'ER SERVICE AREA

SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

194.9:::mASON

Saoramento , California

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SUBMISSION TO, AND ADOPTION BYDEPARTMENT OF' PUBLIC WORKS

I.. 1,. C. Jops on, Supervising Hydraulic Engineer, D1vil.:lion ofWater Resources, Department of Public V{orks of the state of California,hereby submit the within contained report entitled lIReport on Vtl'atermasterService in Cow Creek Watermaster Service Area, Shasta County, California,1949 Season". .

I, Gordon Zander, Principal Hydraulic }~ngineer, Division ofWater Resources, Department of Public Works of the State of California,.hereby approve the withi.n contained report entitlecI f1Report onWatermasterService in Cow Creek Watermaster Servic.e Area, Shasta County, California,1949 Seasonl1 •

L / ('O""'OM 'if" ~TD'Vtls· .~ ~ i..t,l I.'~t•• Af'~ .~oI.t\'

Principal Hydraulic Engineer

I, A. D. Edmonston, state Engineer and Chief of the Division ofWater Resources, Department of Public Works of the state of California,;hereby approve and adopt the within con.tained report entitled flReport OnWatermaster Service in Cow Creek Watel"master Service Al"ea, Shasta County,California, 1949 Season"" as a report of the Department of Public tV-orks.

WITNESS my hand and. the seal of the Department of Public Worksof the state of California, thi$ 24th day of March 1950.

DEPAHTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

BY: -:lL:..;S::l:/~..:.;i4~.~D~. ~I:.:;.~I.~'I~::.;;:,O;.;.:N::::;;S.=.T.;;O.::;,N---­A. D. :E:mmJITs TONstate Engineer

9E9:ANIZATION ..

.. • • • Director of Public Works, ' .',

.. .State Engineer.. ... .~ ..

Assistant state Engineer

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It " •A. D. Edmonstcm •

G. H~ Purcell .f ,

P. H. Van Etten.

Gordon Zander .... Principal Hydraulic Engineer

This report "las prepared under the direction of

L. G. JOPSONSu.pervising H;ydraulic Engineer

By

G. }i. VickroyAssistant Hydraulic E.ngineer

T.. R. !'mRllY~vEATHER

Administrative Assistant

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IN'rHUDUCTIon •

t<fA'I'l7,R SUPPLY •

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Precipitation • • .. • • • • • • • " !' ,. .' • • • • • 2

s'trea.rn Flow " • • • • • " • " ,. • ,'!' ,. ,. • .• .' • ,. 2

DISTRIBUTION OFWATThR

Changes in ~ner6hip .. ~ .. .. • • •

OWNEHSHIP OF LANDS AND WAl'SR RIGHTS

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oak Run Creek

Glover Creek

Cedar Creek\

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TABLES

1. Precipit.atiol1 at Shasta :Dam 19492. Daily Disch<l.rge in Oubic Feet per Second - North 00\'1 Creek ­

~luly ]. to SE;'pteElber JO, 19493. Daily Discharge in Cubic F'eet per Seeond- Cedar Creek­

July 1 t,oSeptember 30" 19l~9

4. Daily Discharge in Cubic Feet per Second - Oak Run Creek ­July 1 to September 30" 1949

5 Daily Discha.rge in Cubic Feet per Second· - Glover Creek ­July 1 to September 30" 1949

PLATES

1. Hydrogl"'aph of North Cow Creek2. Hydrograph of C~dar Creek3. Hydrograph of Oak Run Creek4. Hydrograph of Clover Creek

1949194919491949

INTHODUGTION

The Cow CreekWa:terIl1aster Service Area, Shasta. County,

California, was created by order of the Division of Water Resources,

en't,ered October 17,1932" to include the water rights on North Cow

Creek and its tributaries and on Oak RUl1 Creek and its tributaries,

in Shasta County, California, which water rights wero established by decree

entered by the Superior Court, Shasta County, California, on April 29,

1932" in the case of Charles L. Lemm, et Ill., v. John rtutherford at ale,

No. 5801+ and on Jul;'l 22, 1932, in the case of F. A. Colby , et a1., v.

b-0. strayer,et a1., respectively. On January 21, 1938, the area

was enlarged by !lOrder Changing CO"i'f Creek WaterJ:.llEtster Service Area, Shasta

County, California, and containing a description of all the Land v'fithin

said Are&. as so changed" to embrace the water rights on Clover Cl"eek and

its tributa.cies in Shasta County" California, as established hy decree

entered b~r the Superior Court, Shasta County, California, on October ~"

1937; in the case of l-iillville Ditch Co. IV. JeSf38 I-Iufford et a1. ~ No. 69040.

Waterrnaster service in the Cow Creek Watermaster Service Area for 1949

covered the regulation of diyersions from the streams within the scope of

the area in. accordance "rith t.he "Distribution of 'irfater Procedurel! contained

in Sections 4150 to 4178 JI inclusive, of the.Water Code.

Such service extend.ed over thE) period frGm JUJ.;y- 1 t.o September

30 i\i'ith G. H. Vickroy, Assistant H;rdraulic ];ngineer,t administering the

distribution of '\Im-ter during t.he entire period under the supervision of

L. C. Jopson, Senior Hydraulic Engineer.

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WATER SUPPLY

PreciR:i.ta;l:.io~

Data on prec1pltatiorl. as compiled from publications ot the

U~ s. ~Jeathel"' Bureau at Shasta Dam a!'e presented in Table 1 of this report.

'I'he total precipitation for the 19h8-49 Season \18$ 42.43 inches

which is estimated to be about ,70 pel" CGl''l.t ot norma.l. Approximate17i" $1

per cent of the seasonal total fell durir!g the period from. October' 1 to

April 1.

stream Flol...,.

H.ecords of the discharge of North Cow Oreek:~ Ceda:r Creek"

OCi-k Run Creek, and Clover Creek as deter'mined for each stream bjr sUllll'nation

of the amounts of Water div<;;lrted ther'ef'rornbjrthe various ditches plus

the .flow' in the stream, belm~ the lO\tn:ilrmost ditch~ a. re shown in 'fables

.2.. 3" 4~ and 5 respectivel;>r ~

The records coveI:' the'period from July 1 to september 30, 1949,

11hen regulation of' diversions was neC6$MI';,r.

H;ydrogre.phs.. plctted from the data eontai:ned· in the above

tables, togethert'lith a graph indicating the deen-'aeci allotments on the

re~pectivestrea.ms, a.re preaented in Plates 1, 2.. 3~ and 4~

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'J DIsTRIBUTION OF.WATh~

North (JO\~! Cr~ek. .....The regulation ot diversions froID North em'! Creek was made

in accordan.ce vlit.h the provisions of the decree in the case of Lemrft

~Rutherfol"d, SJ~.:.. ;5$04.

entered April 29, 1932.

Superior Oourt, Sh.astlit County, California,

The amounts bit ~'1ater aV~lilable for distribution are set

forth in Table 2 subrJlitted s,t the end of' this repo:rlt

Distribut.ion )tas ll1a.de on a continuous flow bl"-sis throughout

the entire seaSOrl~ Thf.'lre 1Ims sufficient flow available to $upply 100

per cent 3.l1otment:3 pI''ior to ~!!.bout July 1. At'ter this date the avail­

able flol" graduall;)T decreased to about $0 per cent, of all allotments

011 July U.~ Subsequm1t thereto and until the end 4J;ftJheseason an

average about '80 pel" cent of all allotments '-"las aVlililahl~1'

This t)ltrea:m 5,.a. tributat"tJ to Nor'~h Cow Creok and the water

rights thereon are defined in the Lemrn va. ftutheri'ord· decree, Dis...:

tribut:Lon during the 191+9 seas.:;;p was .ma.de in accordance ",rith .the pro-

visions of said decree.: The amounts of wat~r available for distribution

are IShol'JD in Ta.ble :3.

The IlvailalJle '>fater supply was ;in excess of decreed allotments

up to about Jul;y~ 2.3" hut gradually decreased to approximately 25 per cent

of full allotment by August 2," Subsequent the);"'eto and until September 30

an aver,sge of about 25 pax" cent of all allotments ~'1as available.

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Oak Run Greek

The regulation 01' Oak nun Creek was made in accordance with

the provisions of' the decree in the case of'Colby va. Str.¥yer, No. 5701,

Superior Court J Shasta County, Cvlifornia" entered on JUly 22, 1932.

The amounts of water available for distribution during the

1949 Season are sholliln in Table l~.

There '<vas sufficient flow available to supply' 100 per cent

al10tments prior to about JUly 1, afte'!' this date the' available flo1'l

decreased to about 95 per cent of all allotments on JUly 25.

Subsequent thereto an average of about 95 per cent of all

allotments was available.

Clov:~r Creek

The regulation of d:iversions from CloVer Creek waS made

in accordance with the provisions of the decree in the caB~ of Mill­

ville Ditch Company vs. Hufford. No. 6>904, Shasta ,County', CFl,lifornia,

entered on October 4, 1937.

The amounts ofwa.ter available for distribution during the

1949 Season, are shown in Table 5.

rfhere 'was sufficient flo'W' available to supply 100 per cent

allotments prior to about July l.. Aft,er this date the available floW'

graduallY' decreased to about 80 per cent of all allotments on July 28.

Subsequent thereto and until the end of the ,season an average of about

$0 ptlr cent of all allotments Was available.

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O'flNERSHIP O~" LANDS AND WA'rEH·.JlIGHTSCOW ··CV.E.EK' vf1l.TEBl4ASTER· SEaWIOK AREA

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Changes in O..mershlp

The ch~~ees inown~~ship or lands and water rights which

have occurred subsequent to filing II statement for CO"l'l' Creek ?later-,

rn.a.ster Service Area, County of Sbllsta, State of: California tor 191~9",

and ...Jhich shall be included in statement for said l'itl.teJ:'lllaster service

area. for 1950, are listed in the following Tabulati01h

•.Name of i~;a.ter Hight Neme of Iva-tel" Right,

Tract ; OWner AjJpearing in 1949 :Owner to Appear in 1950%__ No. ~t,!.~tem~mt. statement

Amotu1t:01.' ~'later

c.i.a.

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4'~79 Tom 'f. Corrl <l.ud AnnCorn

Jariles A. Kreider a11d. : Jatlet t,<reider 0.75

: h-15 Estate of R:tchard: Ellerka.mp

David Hines 0.13

Donald E" Meyer and.: 'l'helma. A~' Mey'er

4-57

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4-76

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:l£pne:i.1t O. English and

Els:i.e E. English

William A. Greanv.rood.

Fred V. Her:man

l\rchie D•. ~Ja.lke1'.",trr.

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i'J'. o. Hanke

H.aymond o. HOl>lell

Fred "if. Herm,.m andRuth Lisbeth Herrnan

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PllECIPITATION IN INCU";S AT SHASTA DAM

HONTHLY AUD S:ii:.(tSONAL 1948-49

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Oct~ .. Nov. · Dec. . Jan. l"eb.. Mar. : Apr. .. 14ay : J\me .. JUly :: Aug.. .. Sept. ... Totel.. .. . .. • ..:-

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1.44 4.06 5.1/+ 1 ")/ 't 7.69 .19...36

.. 0.27 3 ..21 0.0 0 ..0 0.0 0.0 42..43.._0 . ..~ · :- :- . -:. : .. ..· .. .

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... Thelengtho£ record at Shasta DaHl being short,. Honthly and Seasonal Heans are not showp.. The old Ken~et l"ec.ordsindicate a seasonal precipitationofabollt 60.50 inches .. ....

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)TABLJJ; 2

Daily Dischu:rge inI

F'eet S(ilcondCubic perNORTH' ' CQW CiiEEK

JUly .1 tl;) SEl'ntember .30" ::I.9h9.,'oj ,. " ..

:t t I

l nav Jlll~r : August f Se'ptember-- "" p' dill

t ••1 23.0 17.0 17",02 '-'0 0 17.0 17.0 •"':.:>. ...3 23.0 17.0 .' 17.0Ii

i+ 23~O 17.0 17.05 : ::'13.0 17.0 17.0 t6 23.0 " 17.0 17.0·7 2.3.0 17.0 17.0

• $ 23.0 ; 17.0 17.0•9 .' 22.0 · 17.0 17~O• ,.

t' I' 21.0,',.-

17,;0 17.0;,) .. t-Il!

11 19.0 " 17.0 1'/.0 :~ '.,

14' 17.0 .. 17.0 l?~O....

1? 17.0 : 17.0 1""(.011~ 17.0 · l"l.O · 17.0:t. .'15 17.0 : l?~O 17.016 : 17.0 • 17 ..0 17~O

"17 1:7.0 1'"{.o " 17,0 :0,

ll! .' 17.0 17.0 : 17.0 •• ·I :19 17.0 '. 1'7.;0 i 17.0 t·0

20 • 17.0 " 17.0 17.0· •'21 17.0 Yl.0 17.0 1

22· 1'1.0 • 17.0 17.0"2,3 17.0 ·,17.0 '~ 17.0•

24 17.0 ,~ 17.0 I.. r!.o "

25 17.0 :..- 17.0 · 17.0· ·26 17..0 " 17.0 1"1.0 .~.•')''''J 17.0 .. 17.0 17~OI~ ( •2H 17.0 ; · 1'7.0 17.0.It--.

29 ~; 17.0 I 17.0 17.0"

'30 17.0 ; ,. 17..0 17 ..0:31 I 17.0 17.0 $

; .Total t·,

:Sec .. Ft.: 586, 527'~ 510.• Days " t •• • ~

• Mean · : D· •:Sec.Ft.: 19.9 1'1. 17 ..0

J'NiMttl

• Total : l•tAco Ft.: 116:-2 1045 lOl~ :

· Total Acr~-Petl)t for 92 day £6r10d -, ~~)'l t}• if"!'t ......... '. . I~"

'IWBIJE :3Daily Diachargtl :i,i"'Oubic 1?e(;)'t. pel" Second

OEDAR·, CHEl&KtTulyl t.o September ··;30.. 19h9

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0•Au{\,;ul$t. • Septentber·

4.0 2.0 :lHO 2 •. 01+.0 t 2.. 0 •.,4.\\) :2",0~J .0 2.0 :3.0 ;;';.0 t.3.G 2.. 0 :2.. 5 : 2 .. 0 ::2.5 :. 2 .. 0 %•2.) 2.0 •o·

2.5 2.0;~.5 .. 2· r$,. ... .....,

2.5 ~~,.O ",If

2.5 ;2'.0 ..•:Z.,5 • 2.0 •• •2.5 ·1 2..0 t:

2.5 " :,.,0It

2.5 t 2.0 t

2.5 1 2 .. 0 :2.5 • 2.0 .-• 4,

2.5 :2.0 ~

2.0 2.0' ,•

2.0 2,0 t;;~.O 2.02.0 2.02.0 2,,0 ..•2..0 :2 .0 ..,;~.o 2.0 t2.0 2 ...0 ••2.0 2 ..0 ;;2.0 •·t _....'I.,

•·80. 60,

· :"2.6 · 2.0,.. ".··158 119

T,A.Bro1~1, .It..Daily Dis¢harge in Cubic f,teet per Second

OAK'RL1N CHgEK' ,July :L to Septemhet',30i 191+9

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5 .. 05.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.0;.05.05.05.05.0

,5.05.05.05 ..05.0:; .05.05.05.05.. 05.05.05.05.05.05.0

Septernbe1"..ll••

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5.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.0,.05.05.05.05.05.05.05.0rn;;>.""5,,05.05.05.05.05.05..05.0.5.05.05.05.. 05.0;.0

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'1.07.07.07.07.07.0?o6.06.06.06.06.0,6.06.06.06.06.06.0'6.06.06.{}6.06.06.Q5.05.05.05.05.05.05.0

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t :~_ ~~;r t

150.

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TABLE 5DailyPischi;l,rge :tn CLlbic Fe<etpet*. Second

CLOVSn ca.&l£KJtll~7' 1 to SerJcember ,30,11 :1.949

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• ::W

l pal • JulY' t, Auq·ust Se.Et.€J~er·..........~ , . 1II.,j,j:.','"," ~ • $". li'P_

: : " •., ,: 1 ,~~2.0 18.0 , 18.0•, 2 :a2 ..0 1e.O 'W J.8.0• ·.. 3 21.0 Ig.0 t U~.O,,". •

l~ 21.0 t 1$.0 :18.0· .5 20.~O : "\ lEL,G 18.0..

6 20.0 1S.0 le.o? 20.0 ., l/J.O • UhO• •B 19 ..0 -: 18.0 .t 18,0'} 19.0 " IS.0 i 18.0•

10 1'1.0 ).8.0 :' 18.0, 11 19.0 • IS.0 1B.O• ·~' 12 19..0 ;. l'l,.O IH.O

1.3 · 19.0 • 18.0 l 1$..0· !~.

lh " 19.0 : 18~O 18.0•15 19.0 18.0 H'hO16 19.0 .. 18.0 IH.O,

• 17 1 fl.0 'j; Ig.0 " 16;0" · W

18 1';.0 '~ 18.0 1 lfhQ.... 19 19.0 18.0 :l8._t.) :,

20 : 19.0 Ul.O H~.O

,21 19.0 H3.0 lt~.O

1 22 W' 19.0 t 18.0 18.0 :.•23 "" 19,,0 • li:1.0 1£3.0, ,

, 24 : 18.0 • 19.0 , If3.0• • ": "")t" 19.O 18.0 'f J..S.Or~::>

t 26 1$.0 : 18.0 16.02'1 lH.Q 18.0 :W.o t

: 2$ · 1$.0 1[3.0 HhO•.t 29 1$.0 : 18.0 18•.0: .30 13..0 : 18.0 H5~O

31 18.0 := lS.O f

i • · ,·- i.":__ •- I . ,~ Total "•1,Scc.Ft, • 1'9/. 551:'h 5/+0.• ;,) »i,·

:._~8,;V~ : • t.•: Hean : i\(, ;•=~)ec,.F.t •.= 19. '. 18. t ·i.,l~~,l'• ..-.,--.

"Total : :.. :..• Ac.Ft,. : 1178 '. IJ.G'7 _1:Q7.!-.. ·.••: Total Acre-Feet for. 92 d<l"'( ,l',l~riod - J350 .. ••-- , a .. , , I krtr: "'M -

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APRIL-

5 10 15 20 25

APRIL

5 10 15 20 25

MAY

JUNE

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JUNE

JULY10 15 20 25

5 10 15 20 25

JULY

AUGUST

5 10 15 20 25

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

5 10 15 20 25

10 15 20 25

SEPTEMBER

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APRIL

5 10 I"> 20 2

APRIL

MAY JULY . AUGUST

to ~5 20 25

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

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