Big Valley (Lake County) Basin

Statistics

  • Basin Name
  • Big Valley (Lake County) Basin
  • Basin Number
  • 5-015
  • SGMA Basin Priority
  • Medium
  • Critically Overdrafted
  • No
  • Hydrologic Region Name
  • Northern
  • Counties
  • Lake
  • Adjacent Basins
  • No items found

At-A-Glance

Located in California’s Sacramento River hydrologic region, Big Valley is 24,210 acres in size. This medium priority basin is home to an estimated 6,344 people (2010 value), with approximately 872 wells, of which approximately 8 are public supply wells. Groundwater accounts for approximately 91 percent of the basin’s water supply.

Basin Notes

2003: Bulletin 118 basin description

2022: January 31 – GSP submitted to DWR

2023: April 27 – GSP approved by DWR

GSA Information