Scott Valley Quick Facts

  • Water to the Scott River stream system is primarily snow-fed  

  • No federal, state, or local water storage reservoirs or water deliveries to the watershed

  • An estimated 7,000 population

  • All farming and ranching operations are family owned

  • Agriculture use:  alfalfa hay, pasture and grain crops; cattle, and two organic dairies

  • Average rainfall in the valley is 21 inches (semi-arid is 20” or less)

  • Scott Valley’s irrigated acreage: 33,000 acres (6% of the Scott River watershed )

  • Scott Valley’s organic farm acreage: 7,500 acres (23% of irrigated acres)

  • Scott Valley size: 64,000 acres (100 sq. miles)

  • Scott Valley elevation: 2,620 ft. to 2,900 ft.

  • Scott River watershed elevation: 1,535 ft. to 8,350 ft.

  • Scott River watershed size:  520,608 acres (813 sq. miles)

  • Scott River watershed land ownership: 37% public / 63% private

  • Scott River length: 58 miles from mouth at Klamath River to Forks at Callahan

  • All surface water rights and most groundwater rights are adjudicated under the State Water Code and described within 3 Court Decrees

  • Click here for current water conditions for Scott River Watershed