STATE OF CALIFORNIA

DEPAR~.JENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

REPORT OF THEDIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES

EDWARD HYATT, STATE ENGINEER

REPORT ON

WATERMASTER------.-----ON

HAT CR.EEK

SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

1943 SEASON

BY

G. M.VICKROY

Watermaste:r

Sacramento, California

EDWARD HYATT, STATE ENGINEER

CHIEF OF DIVISION

DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES

401 PUBLIC WORKS BUILDIN"

EARL WARRENGOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Brpartmrnt of l'ubUc tlllDorksSACRAMENTO 5

December l2, 1946

C. H. PURCELLDIRECTOR

Mr. Gordon ZanderPrincipal Hydraulic EngineerSacr~nento, California

Attention: Mr. Harrison Smitherllin, supervisingHydraulic ]~nginaer

Dear Sir:

Submitted herewith is the annual report covering watermasterservice on the Hat Creek, Shasta COlUlty, California ror the 1943 season.

The report presents a general description of the 'Work and a dis­cussion of the results obtained. aecords of precipitation, runoff andother pertinent data are included.

Respectfully submitted

G. rI. VicyJ'0YWatermaster

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

INTRODUCTION .. .. .." •• o. .. .. .. ,\\ .~. • ... "" ~ .... ,... 1

WATER SUPPLY • • • .. ;, .. .. • • .. .. • ... 1~tt ••-~.,•.•, ••

Precipitation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. <Ii .. • .. .. • .. .. .. • • .... 1

stream Flow Of' .. .,.. I< :. " .. "'.. ,2

DJSTRIBTlTIQl\l.. • • • . ~ ,. '." ~ o. " ~ os. • e • • .. " • '. .. • .2

Q1iINERSHTEOF T. ANUS AND i~Ama RIGHTS .' .... • • .. • • .. • .'.. .'. 3

ItHTJ[(fi H8T CUEEK WAJ.'lmUA~m

SER3aG~-: AE'E.£\. ......;,. .... .••. •.• .. .eo .. • • • •• J

Changes in Ownership ••• •. • •• .. .. • .. .. .. •• • ... 3

TAJ;3LES

(1) Precipitation at Hat Creek

(2) Daily Discharge in cubic feet peI"csecond'of Hat Creek at USGS Station

(3) Demand on Water Supply Upper Users Periods.

(4) Demand on Water Supply Lower Users Period.

(5) S~ry of Deliveries on Hat Creek - 1943 Season.

INTRODUCTION

The Ha.t Creek Watermaster Disotrict, changed to Watermaster Service

Area by legislature in 1943, was created by order of the Division of Water

Resources under date of September 11, 1929. By order dated March 26,

1942, the boundaries of the service area 0 were changed by excluding certain

lands and water rights and by including others not defined at the. time of

the original o-rder. As presently constituted, the service area embraces

the water rights on Hat Creek as established by the decree entered May 14,

0 1924, in the case of Doyel vs. Massie, Superior Court, Shasta County No.

5724, excepting the Indian Lands and water rights appurtenant thereto; by

the decI"ee entered May 7,1935, in the caseoofDoyel VB. Wilcox, Superior

Court, Shasta County, No. 7858; and by Licenses 1196 and 2083 issued by

the Division of Water Resources subsequent to entry of'the said Doyel vs.

Massie decree on Applications 2878 and 4700, respectively.

Watermaster service in the Hat Creek Watermaster Service Area was

carried on throughout the 1943 season in accordance with Sections 4150 to

4178, inclusive, of the Water Code. Such service extended over the period

from May 1 to October 18.

G. oM. Vickroy, Watermaster, administered the distribution of water

on Hat Creek for the 1943 season. Harrison Smitherum was Supervising

Watermaster.

WATER SUPPLY

Precipitation

Data on precipitation at Mat Creek Power House No.1, as compiled

from records of the U.S. Weather Bureau are presented in Table 1 of this

report.

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The data indicates that the precipitation for the 1942-1943

s~ason was 34.51 inches, or about 192 per cent of the mean for the 22-year

period, 1921-1943. Of this totaL about 84 per cent. fell during the period

October I to April I as compared to the long time mean of about 76 per cent

for the same period.

stream Flow

The U.S. Geological Survey maintains a stream flow measuring

station on Hat Creek with its location designated as near Hat Creek. This

station is located below Old Station and is downstream from. the Harvey

Wilcox, stevenson, Gray, Hall and Shearin ditches.

The f'low·at the measuring station plus the total amount of water

being diverted by the above named ditches gives the flow available to meet

distribution requirements on Hat Creek.

The record of flow of Hat Creek "for 1943, as compiled from un­

published records of the U.S. Geological Survey, is sUbmitted in Table 2

of this report.

The average flow of Hat Creek above all diversions dnring each

rotation period of the 1943 season is given in the third column in Table 5.

A comparison of the total available water supply and the water

requirements on the stream including minimum flow irrigation allotm~nts and

channel losses, is shown graphically en Plate 1.

DISTRIBUTION

Duritigthe 1943 season, the waters of Hat Creek were ~istributed

in accordance with tQ.e provisions of the Doyel vs. Massie and Doyel vs.·

Wilcox decrees and the two licenses hereinbefore mentioned. All the diver­

sion facilities o.n the stream were operated during the season, excepting

the ditches on the stevenson Upper Ranch which were washed out in the

winter of 1937 and have not been replaced.

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From May 1 to July 20, the available water supply was in excess

of or equal to all demands without rotation. Frequent checks ot conditions

along the stream were made during this period in order that rotation might

be started when necessary. Rotation was commenced on July 20 at the begin-

ning of the Upper Users irrigation period extending from July 20 to July

30.

Rotation between the Upper and Lower Users was continued through

the remainder of· the season up to October 18when watermaste~ service was

discontinued for the 1943 season. No controversies were had with or among

the water users over the distribution during the season.

Tabulations of. the amounts of. water constituting the demands on

the available water supply during the Upper ami Lower Users periods are

presented in Tables 3 and 4, respectively.

A summary of the distribution of. the available water supply for

the 1943 season is given in Table 5.

Olh'NERSHIP OF LANDS AND WATER RIGHTS \'VITHIN HAT CREEK WATERMASTER SERVICEAREA.

Changes in Ownership

No changes in ownership of lands or water rights occurred during

the year subsequent to filing "Statement for Hat CreBk Watermaster Service

Area, County of Shasta, state. of California, for 19a." .

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TABLE 1

PRECIPITATION AT HATCREEK,SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

Elevation 3115 feet - 1921-1943*

Monthly" Seasonal. and !Lverage Amounts in Inches

0' ., 0 -8' .,• •• ell, ell; 0:

:, 0.67 :11.34 :: 3.35 :. 6.74 j 3.89:: 3.04

.. : 0 .- 0 :;• • .. ..• Apr. .. May . JUne .' July · Aug. : Sept. · Seasonal.. .' .', · ., •:. · .' : .' : :,.' 0 ..0 • .' · 0 •0 .. 0, 0 · •· 2.15 .• 2.21:, 0.41 .. 0.38 .. 0.43 .. 0.27 .. 25.95• · .. .. 0 ..., · ., ... 0 .. •.. · 0 .. • .. ·.. 3.82 .. 1.61:- 0.13 .. 0.01. " 0.41 • 0.31 .. 2.5.49.. · 0 .. Q '0;.. " .. · : · •• ... .. · • .... 2.22 .. 0•.36: 2 111 66 ... 0.14 ..' 0.10 : 0.. 00 .. 34.51.. • .. .. .... .. .. • · .. .... .. .. .. <t, .' .... 1.62 · )..24: 0.71 : 0.14 ... 0.10 ..' 0.45 .' 17.94.. .. .. ... ·

: l

: Mar.

.....t:

~. · .:' .... · ·.. Nov. .,Dec~ <I Jan. • Feb.'. '.' .. 0,

..' .. .. •.. · .. •

.e'o

,.. .' 0: •. .. " .:: 3.20 :. 2.57 l 3.63: 3.$3 -: 5.92 : 1.13

..•iIP."..

: : : : : :: 1.21: 2.15 :,2.66: 2.60 ! 3.14: 14186

· -,..• .,<

: 0.74: 1.51. :. 5.82 : 3.81 : 5.86 :; 1.40

Season t Oct.

22 YearMeans

1942-43

1941.-42

*1931 ,and 1940 Watermaster reports contain record. prior to 1940.

D&ily Dls'oharge in Ou'b1¢ Feet Per S6eondHAT ORE'M..% NFJIE EAT ORmJilK

Year Ending $9pt'~r 50, 1943

~ : I ': t, ':;1M: 215- I 202: 160: 149: 144:

.. .. 'Iierr .•. •

141.: 140: 153;

T'OtalxoUn...off _ 114,400 aer;;"feet"- ; , .Unpublished records of' U. S. Qeologioalsurvey subjeet to revision.

•..

••142 :

C • ill II all

.iii

.."....

137 :

: : : ;. ; r 'J : ;

Nov.:: !~!. :~ J"1iUl. J.. ;Feb.. ...t. ~. : Apr- .1 .. 1!!l : ..tunG' : l,u!p: : .A~ •. ,;sep"t. :

..•

......... 111"111.

.."129 I

1$0 1 '1.'1'4 =-"-138·: . 1'35 ~ iss; 162; ird'";' I "206 :' 208': 171:~ 1M: 148:'~J ~: ~1 ~: ~: m: ~: ~: ~: ~I ~I ~:~1 ~: ~I ~: ~; m, ~l ~I ~: ~1 ~: ~t~J ~: ~t ~: ~: ~t ~: ~; ~: ~I ~: ~:

150: 1.44: ....."~._os:13s-0:o-'~t_~l~40~" _"~._~15;::3~' ..:.:_--:1~·~~O ....:~...1;F.·95e=~·· .:.,t_..;1::i9;.5....::..·--il~6~&......:..:_.;1.;42:;:.'-:::..-...;1:.;5;;.1-.:,1~I ~I :~:~:~:~: ~I _: WI ~: ~:

130: 1.36: _138: J.3(): 142; 153: 193: 190 t 195: 16$ I 142: 15.1;m: ~: ~t ~: ~: ~: ~: ~: ~I ~t ~: ~t~I ~: ~: ~: ~: ill' ~t ~t ~J ~I ~I ~1128: J.M: 1001 150: 140: 1421 195: 198 1 166: 16~ J.. 148: 14(;:

-:Oct. ::..

: : :'1940: 8140: 8760:

4004:

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: t• 1 0o. •0 2 ·0 •.. "5 ;~..; 4 0..; 5 0

aPII··J

; 6 ....0 7' '"0 0

• 8 ..• "'• 9 :.... 10 .... 0•••iIllUiWl

: U :.. 12 :..• 13 .... •

14 ..•: 15 ....x l~ ..•.. 1'1 .,• ..: lS ...... 19 ..• ..0 29 .... .... 21 ..• '.... 22 .... .:• 25 .... .... 24 .... •• 25 •o. •...,. .-• 26 .... •.o. 27 .... •.. 28 .... ...t 29 0..0 50 •.. ..• 31 :..,.. :.... Total •• ........1.1 ..

• .... .... n .... ..1 ....tin A. F. ......

TABLE 3

Demand on Water Supply

UPPER USERS P~qIODS

Amount of Water c. f. s.

Item and Authority

DEtffi~ms SUBJECT TO PRORATION

First : Second Total:Priority:Priority:

:Irrigation allotments - Schedule I, Doyel vs.Massie decree

:Irrigation allotment to Sullivan - Par. 30 ­Doyel vs. Massie decree

:Irrigation allotment to U.S. Forest Service as al­lowed by water master in agreement with ForestRanger

:Irrigation allotments for reclaimed mud flow lands -:Par. 22, Doyel vs. Massie

Harvey W. Wilcox (Her-man) 40.0 acresVin~ Stevenson 80.0Carrie K. Hall (Day) 5.0R. A. l',Jilcox (Ward Smith) 27.0

:Irrigation allotment for reclaimed mud flow lands: allowed by water master to Harry JIf. Wilcox-SilO o.c;: Irrigation allotment to L'rs. L. H. Shearin (Olmsted):: Par. 5, Doyel vs. Wilcox decree (rotation head): Irrigation allotment to Carrie I~. Hall (Day) ....

Application 4700, License 2083Total

FIXED DEHAl'mS

:Sawmill use for Carrie K. Hall (Day) - Par. 11,Doyel vs. Eassie decree

:Minimum flow allotments to Lower Users - Schedule IV:Doyel vs. Hassie decree

:Minimum flow allotment to Vernon March - Allowed by :water master

:Minimum flO1l\J allotments to Dunwoody & Grant - Par. 6,:Doyel vs. 'Wilcox decree

DunwoodyGrant

:Conveyance loss in Reiger Ditch-Par. 13, Doyel vs.Hassie decree. Amount determined by measurements:

:Channel loss in Hat Creek. Amount determined byl"Ieasurements.

Total

Grand Total

.50

9.125:

1.00

.25

.25

1.75

14.0026.875:

155.395: 2.50 157.895:

TABLE 4

Demand on Water Supply

LOl'~'ER USERS PERIODS

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Total £Item and Authority First : Second :_________________________--=:.;.P,:;.,r.;:;i;.::o.:,.r,:i;.::tsl.y.:.:::..P::..rl:::.'o~r::..;l:::.'t~yz...:..: ;.

~r

1.200:

!··

i....:

0.850

l.000:1.000:

129.000::Irrigation allotments - Schedule III Doyel vs.

Massie decree

DEIvIANDS SUBJECT TO PRORATION

:Irrigation allotments to Grant and Dunwoody - Par. 6Doyel vs. Wilcox decree

GrantDunwoody

:Irrigation allotment for reclaimed mud flow landsPar. 22, Doyel vs. Massie

R. E. Bidwell: Irrigation allotment to 1~. fJ. Brown (Startt)

. Application 2878, License 1196Total

'..

" ::11

l •

· .":.,: .

~.. .'J.~ •

0.500:

10.125:

0.250:

0.500:

1.750:

1.750:20.000:34.875:

167.075: 0.850 167.925

FIXED DErffANDS

Grand Total

:Sawmill use for Carrie K. Hall (Day) Par. 11,Doyel vs. Massie decree

:Minimum flow allotments to Upper Users -Schedule II

:Minimum flow allotment to IVIrs. H. H. Shearin,: (Olmsted)- Par. 6, Doyel vs. Wilcox decree:tlinimum flow allotment to Sullivan (Scott Kerns)

allowed by water master:Minimum flo~ allotment to U.S. Forest Service by

. : agreement with water master.:Allowance for conveyance loss in Reiger Ditch

Decree, Par. 13 and measurements:Channel loss in Hat Creek, measurements

Total

-------- .._--_ _--_.

TABLE 5

SUMMARY OF DISTRI:BUTION ON" HAT CREEK - 1943 SEASON

: .. Average Average Average Irrigation Delivery·: flow ot · Combined Channel Loss Per Cent of..: Irrigation .. Hat Creek .. Diversions : Cu• Ft. per. Second eCu.Ft. Rer Second:Full Allotment : :.. ·Period · Above all in Cu. Ft. Upper : Lower Upper : Lower . Upper Lower ..· ." ·Diversions per Second Users · Users Users : Users Users : Users ..· ·· ': · :: ... .. .

1 5/1 - Xli: ~ · .. :Surplus ..• J ·2 . 5/11-5 21 : :Surplus ·.. _.3 5/21-5/31 : · :Surplus·4 5/31.;-6/10 : • · :Surplus· ·5 6/10-6/2fJ .. · .. : :Surplus· · ·6 6/20-6/30 .. · :Surplus· ..

· 7 . 6/30-7/10 .. .. : :Surplus .... ." .. · ..· 8 7/10-7/20 : 166 · .. .. :Surplus· .. .. ·.. 9 7/20-7/30 : 153 139 14 " 126 99 .. ..· , .. ...

10 "/30-8/<'; :: 152 132 · 20 · 117 .. 91 :.. .. .... 11 8/9-8/19 : 149 135 14 .. 122 : 96 :: .... .. ..... 12 8/19-8/29 • 146 126 20 III : 87' ..· .. ..· 13 8/29-9/8 144 130 14 : : 117 .. 93 .. ..· · .. ·· 14 9/8-9/18 144 124 · 20 .. 109 .. Bb :.. .. · ..

15 9/18-9/28 146 132 14 .. 119 .. 94 ..· · ..16 9/28-9/30 : 146 · 126 · :: 20 .. 111 : 87 :

' " · ..· :: : · • .... ., .. ..

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TABLE 5'

SUMMARY OF DISTRIBUTION OlJ HAT CREEK 1943 SEASON

. ::Average Flaw::Average :. Ohannel Losses Cubic: Average Irrigation Deliverytof Hat Oreek:Combined :: Feet Per Second : Cubic Feet Per Second:. Per cent of Allotment:: above 211 ::Diversions:: Upper :, Lower: Upper : Lower : Upper : Lower:; diversions: c.,f.,s. t' Users :. Users :' Users :; User :: Users: Users

...

87

87

94

92

83

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90

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131

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