Nevada Irrigation District
Nevada Irrigation District (NID) is an agency in Northern California that supplies water for much of Nevada County and portions of Placer and Yuba Counties. The water is used for irrigation, municipal and domestic purposes. It was established in 1921.
The Nevada Irrigation District owns and operates a system of ten reservoirs, many part of the Yuba-Bear Hydroelectric Project. These include:[1]
- Bowman Reservoir, 68,510 acre-feet (84,510,000 m3)
- Combie Reservoir, 5,555 acre-feet (6,852,000 m3)
- Faucherie Reservoir, 3,980 acre-feet (4,910,000 m3)
- French Lake Reservoir, 13,800 acre-feet (17,000,000 m3)
- Jackson Lake Reservoir, 1,130 acre-feet (1,390,000 m3)
- Jackson Meadows Reservoir, 69,205 acre-feet (85,363,000 m3)
- Rollins Reservoir, 65,988 acre-feet (81,395,000 m3)
- Sawmill Reservoir, 3,030 acre-feet (3,740,000 m3)
- Scotts Flat Reservoir, 48,547 acre-feet (59,882,000 m3)
The district also has seven hydroelectric plants. Unlike many of California's irrigation districts, it is not an electrical utility.
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