Water right · Wallowa County, Oregon, United States

Little Sheep Creek water right 60456

Little Sheep Creek water right 60456 is a water right in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States, held by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 60456 (Little Sheep Creek)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationWallowa 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
HolderU.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla WallaOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow555 l/sOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date4 Jun 1986Oregon 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 sourceLittle Sheep Creek (surface water)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates45.4775, -116.9310Oregon 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

Little Sheep Creek water right 60456 is the 453rd-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 584th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 555 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
Oregon453rd of 11,179
United States584th of 20,031

How its holder compares

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla holds 2 of the 11,944 water rights in the United States in our data with a named owner; 1,037 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.

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