Water right · Wheeler County, Oregon, United States

Butte Creek water right 24961

Butte Creek water right 24961 is a water right in Wheeler County, Oregon, United States, held by Butte Creek Land Livestock and Lumber Co.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 24961 (Butte Creek)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationWheeler 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
HolderButte Creek Land Livestock and Lumber Co.Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow33.2 l/sOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date31 Dec 1887Oregon 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 sourceButte Creek (surface water)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates45.0647, -120.4730Oregon 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

Butte Creek water right 24961 is the 9,142nd-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 14,467th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 33.2 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
Oregon9,142nd of 11,179
United States14,467th of 20,031

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 2 power plants, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Sunset SolarPower plant103 MWPermitted34 km
Cedar Island Solar LLCPower plant800 MWPlanned38 km

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