Water right · Columbia County, Oregon, United States

Nehalem River water right 44456

Nehalem River water right 44456 is a water right in Columbia County, Oregon, United States, with 170 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 44456 (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
Volume170 acre-ft/year (face value)Oregon 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 face-value volume

Nehalem River water right 44456 is the 571st-largest of 803 water rights in Oregon and the 8,593rd-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 170 acre-ft/year. Ranks and totals cover the water rights in our data that report their face-value volume, not every one in existence. Storage and power rights are ranked apart and not added in.

WithinRank
Oregon571st of 803
United States8,593rd of 10,558

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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