Water right · Malheur County, Oregon, United States

Fort Creek water right 71479

Fort Creek water right 71479 is a water right in Malheur County, Oregon, United States, with 151 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by U.S.-Bureau of Land Management.

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 71479 (Fort Creek)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationMalheur 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.-Bureau of Land ManagementOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume151 acre-ft/year (face value)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date1 Jan 1993Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useLivestock, WildlifeOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceFort Creek (surface water)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates43.1679, -117.5756Oregon 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

Fort Creek water right 71479 is the 613th-largest of 803 water rights in Oregon and the 9,047th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 151 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.

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Oregon613th of 803
United States9,047th of 10,558

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