Water right · Wallowa County, Oregon, United States

Imnaha River water right 72757

Imnaha River water right 72757 is a water right in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States, held by U.S.-Fish and Wildlife Service.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 72757 (Imnaha River)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.-Fish and Wildlife ServiceOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow280 l/sOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date28 Dec 1987Oregon 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 sourceImnaha River (surface water)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates45.1926, -116.8689Oregon 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

Imnaha River water right 72757 is the 877th-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 1,200th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 280 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
Oregon877th of 11,179
United States1,200th of 20,031

How its holder compares

U.S.-Fish and Wildlife Service holds 102 of the 11,944 water rights in the United States in our data with a named owner; 7 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%
U.S.-Fish and Wildlife Service8th1020.85%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 1 mine and 1 power plant (675 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
BonnanzaMine—Closed38 km
BrownleePower plant675 MWOperating40 km

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