Water right · Clackamas County, Oregon, United States
Mud Creek water right 29079
Mud Creek water right 29079 is a water right in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, held by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Facts
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Research on this water right and its holder.Who holds it up to the parent company, its use, its transfers and the land it serves, and an introduction to the holder.
Request researchHow it compares by diversion rate
Mud Creek water right 29079 is the 4,963rd-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 8,666th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 56.6 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.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 4,963rd of 11,179 |
| United States | 8,666th of 20,031 |
How its holder compares
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife holds 194 of the 11,944 water rights in the United States in our data with a named owner; 2 owners have more. Counts cover the water rights in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Holder in United States | Rank | Water rights | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada Gold Mines LLC | 1st | 411 | 3.4% |
| Washoe County | 2nd | 200 | 1.7% |
| Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife | 3rd | 194 | 1.6% |
| Southern Nevada Water Authority | 4th | 126 | 1.1% |
| Great Basin Water Co. | 5th | 125 | 1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 4 power plants (1 operating, 1,162 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove | Power plant | 51 MW | Idle | 30 km |
| Tualatin Battery Energy Storage System | Power plant | 200 MW | Planned | 36 km |
| Bonneville | Power plant | 1,162 MW | Operating | 45 km |
Holder and place
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion. Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion, CC0 1.0 Universal.
- Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion). Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion), Public domain by statute.