Water right · Baker County, Oregon, United States
Powder River water right 72611
Powder River water right 72611 is a water right in Baker County, Oregon, United States, held by Idaho Power Co.
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.
Research on this water right and its holder.Who holds it up to the parent company, its use, its transfers and the land it serves, and an introduction to the holder.
Request researchHow it compares by diversion rate
Powder River water right 72611 is the 8,405th-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 13,531st-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 36.5 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.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 8,405th of 11,179 |
| United States | 13,531st of 20,031 |
How its holder compares
Idaho Power Co holds 4 of the 11,944 water rights in the United States in our data with a named owner; 533 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% |
| Idaho Power Co | 534th | 4 | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 4 mines (1 operating) and 1 power plant (675 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnanza | Mine | — | Closed | 18 km |
| Brownlee | Power plant | 675 MW | Operating | 22 km |
| Bayhorse | Mine | — | Idle | 34 km |
| Fire & Sage | Mine | — | Closed | 44 km |
Holder and place
More from Idaho Power Co
- Snake River water right 63298water right
- Powder River water right 81986water right
- Pine Creek Basin groundwater water right 99076water right
- Jim Bridger2,326 MW
- Brownlee675 MW
- North Valmy567 MW
- Blacks Creek Solar400 MW · permitted
- Crimson Orchard Solar and BESS200 MW · planned
Other water rights in Oregon
- Klamath River water right KA 1000540,778 acre-ft/year
- Owyhee Reservoir water right 75691357,277 acre-ft/year
- Rogue River water right 54020125,000 acre-ft/year
- Klamath River water right KA 313108,229 acre-ft/year
- Klamath River water right KA 31276,715 acre-ft/year
- Mckay Reservoir water right 9635173,250 acre-ft/year
- Mckay Reservoir water right 9635373,250 acre-ft/year
- Upper Klamath Lake water right KA 32066,206 acre-ft/year
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- 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.