Scott River Valley
Statistics
- Basin Name
- Scott River Valley
- Basin Number
- 1-005
- SGMA Basin Priority
- Medium
- Critically Overdrafted
- No
- Status
- Subject to SGMA
- DWR Region & POC
Northern Region DWR Office
Pat Vellines
(530) 529-7344
Patricia.Vellines@water.ca.gov
Watermaster for Adjudicated river stream system: Dan Wessell
(530) 841-2100
dwessell@co.siskiyou.ca.us- Number of Wells
- 1
- Hydrologic Region Name
- North Coast Hydrologic Region
- Counties
- Siskiyou
- Adjacent Basins
-
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At-A-Glance
Located in California’s hydrologic region, the Scott River Valley is 63,831 acres in size. This Medium priority basin is home to an estimated 3,520 people (2010 value), which have been at a rate of 31.98. Scott River Valley is a(n) basin with approximately 1 wells, of which approximately 4 are water supply wells. Groundwater accounts for approximately 62 percent of the basin’s water supply.
Basin Notes
Scott River Adjudication / (83% of the basin non-adjudicated)
2003: Bulletin 118 basin description
2014 CASGEM Basin Prioritization note: “GW Basin contributes to surface water flow in the Scott River which supports an threatened/endangered salmon. Adjudicated basin. Currently being reviewed for Public Trust issues regarding GW management.”
2016: California WaterBlog (UC Davis) on stream-groundwater interaction
2017: Scott River Stream System Annual Report
2018 CASGEM Basin Prioritization note: “Complex GW management issues involving the basin hydrology, pumping adjudications law suits to reduce the impacts on Scott River and associated fisheries.”
2018 Basin Prioritization: Status of basin remains unchanged: medium priority.
GSA Information
