Legal Opinion
Avondale Irrigation District v. North Idaho Properties, Inc.
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided March 15, 1978No. 12174, 12482PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAKES, Justice.
These two cases, which have been consolidated on appeal, raise common issues concerning federal reserved water rights for non-consumptive use to the natural flow of several streams in two national forests.1 A brief statement of the cases’ histories will place these common issues more clearly in focus.
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Soderman v. Kackley. This action was originally commenced by private parties to adjudicate their water rights in Gravel, Lincoln (Harrison) and Wayne Creeks in Caribou County. The Department of Water Resources and the United States were named as defendants.2 In its answer, the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. GrimaudSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Winters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Arizona v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Cappaert v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by17 opinions
- United States v. AdairCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. BellSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
- United States v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. JesseSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
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