Water right · Union County, Oregon, United States
Dry Creek water right 31811
Dry Creek water right 31811 is a water right in Union County, Oregon, United States, with 504 acre-ft/year of face-value volume.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | Water right 31811 (Dry Creek) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Union County, Oregon | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Active (certificate) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Volume | 504 acre-ft/year (face value) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Priority date | 14 Oct 1954 | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water use | Storage, Supplemental irrigation | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water source | Dry Creek (surface water) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 45.1037, -117.9922 | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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Request researchHow it compares by face-value volume
Dry Creek water right 31811 is the 156th-largest of 418 storage and power rights in Oregon and the 493rd-largest of 907 in the United States by face-value volume, with 504 acre-ft/year. Its uses include storage or power, so its face value counts water held in a reservoir or run through turbines, not water consumed. It is ranked among storage and power rights only, and face values are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 156th of 418 |
| United States | 493rd of 907 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 5 mines (1 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return Association | Mine | — | Closed | 38 km |
| Eureka Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 42 km |
| Climax Mine | Mine | — | Idle | 43 km |
Place
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Data on this page
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, 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.