Water right · Jackson County, Oregon, United States

Big Butte Creek water right 53323

Big Butte Creek water right 53323 is a water right in Jackson County, Oregon, United States, held by City of Medford; Medford Water Commission.

Facts

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Fact	Value	Source
Name in the source	Water right 53323 (Big Butte Creek)	Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Location	Jackson 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
Holder	City of Medford; Medford Water Commission	Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow	850 l/s	Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date	21 Aug 1915	Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water use	Municipal uses	Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water source	Big Butte Creek (surface water)	Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates	42.5118, -122.4799	Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How its holder compares

City of Medford; Medford Water Commission holds 3 of the 11,944 water rights in the United States in our data with a named owner; 716 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%
City of Medford; Medford Water Commission	717th	3	<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

Name	Kind	Size	Status	Distance
Date Center West - Eugene	Data center	—	—	38 km

Holder and place

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Data on this page

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.