Water right · Crook County, Oregon, United States

Grindstone Creek water right 50592

Grindstone Creek water right 50592 is a water right in Crook County, Oregon, United States, held by Sheep Mountain Cattle Co.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 50592 (Grindstone Creek)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationCrook 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
HolderSheep Mountain Cattle Co.Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow117 l/sOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date25 May 1964Oregon 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 sourceGrindstone Creek (surface water)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates43.9660, -119.7499Oregon 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

Grindstone Creek water right 50592 is the 2,196th-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 3,624th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 117 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
Oregon2,196th of 11,179
United States3,624th of 20,031

How its holder compares

Sheep Mountain Cattle Co. holds 2 of the 11,944 water rights in the United States in our data with a named owner; 1,038 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%
Sheep Mountain Cattle Co.1,039th2<0.1%

Nearby

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

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Ponderosa MineMine—Operating21 km
Star #1-2-3Mine—Operating39 km

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