Water right · Columbia County, Oregon, United States

Nehalem River water right 44455

Nehalem River water right 44455 is a water right in Columbia County, Oregon, United States, held by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 44455 (Nehalem River)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationColumbia 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
HolderOregon Department of Fish and WildlifeOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow127 l/sOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date23 Apr 1969Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useFish cultureOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceNehalem River (surface water)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates45.8528, -123.1771Oregon 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

Nehalem River water right 44455 is the 2,013th-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 3,302nd-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 127 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
Oregon2,013th of 11,179
United States3,302nd 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 StatesRankWater rightsShare
Nevada Gold Mines LLC1st4113.4%
Washoe County2nd2001.7%
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife3rd1941.6%
Southern Nevada Water Authority4th1261.1%
Great Basin Water Co.5th1251%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 25 data centers (1 operating, 180 MW), 2 power plants (1,094 MW) and 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Santosh DBA CalPortlandMine—Operating26 km
BeaverPower plant611 MWOperating36 km
Port WestwardPower plant483 MWOperating36 km
QTS Data Center - Hillsboro 3Data center——37 km
Digital Realty PDX11 Data CenterData center——37 km
Flexential Portland - Hillsboro 3Data center——38 km

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