Water right · Umatilla County, Oregon, United States

West Fork Birch Creek water right 1928

West Fork Birch Creek water right 1928 is a water right in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States, held by Cunningham Sheep and Land Co.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 1928 (West Fork Birch Creek)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationUmatilla County, OregonOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusActive (certificate)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderCunningham Sheep and Land Co.Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow65.1 l/sOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date17 Sept 1909Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useIrrigationOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceWest Fork Birch Creek (surface water)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates45.4318, -118.8869Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares by diversion rate

West Fork Birch Creek water right 1928 is the 4,338th-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 7,678th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 65.1 l/s. Its register states no face-value volume, only a maximum diversion rate, so it is ranked by that rate among the water rights in our data that state one. A rate is the most the right allows at any moment, not what is used, so rates are not added up.

WithinRank
Oregon4,338th of 11,179
United States7,678th of 20,031

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 1 power plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Nolin HillsPower plant600 MWPlanned22 km

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