Water right · Deschutes County, Oregon, United States

Fall River water right 68003

Fall River water right 68003 is a water right in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States, held by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Facts

Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.

FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 68003 (Fall River)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationDeschutes 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
Flow481 l/sOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date25 Jan 1991Oregon 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 sourceFall River (surface water)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates43.7972, -121.5770Oregon 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

Fall River water right 68003 is the 498th-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 644th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 481 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
Oregon498th of 11,179
United States644th 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: 2 data centers and 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Fort Rock DCData center——34 km
US Signal - OR01 BendData center——40 km
Plant #1-Roll Crusher/PowerscrnMine—Operating41 km

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