Idaho Power Co. v. City of Buhl

Clear Lake, a body of water of about 40 acres surface area, is situated on the North side of Snake River in Gooding county. The lake is surrounded by lands owned by respondents, Systers, who claim to have certain rights to some (7 second feet) of the waters of the lake “for irrigation and domestic purposes, based upon a priority of March 1st, 1889.” Respondent Idaho Power Company, a public utility, engaged in the generation and sale of electric power and energy, operates nine power plants in the state, one of which is at Clear Lake.

June 29, 1914, application for permit, to appropriate 1,000…