Water right · Malheur County, Oregon, United States

Willow Creek water right 75332

Willow Creek water right 75332 is a water right in Malheur County, Oregon, United States, held by Orchards Water Co.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 75332 (Willow 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
HolderOrchards Water Co.Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow1,177 l/sOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date31 Dec 1883Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useIrrigationOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceWillow Creek (surface water)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates44.2561, -117.5137Oregon 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

Willow Creek water right 75332 is the 183rd-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 240th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 1,177 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
Oregon183rd of 11,179
United States240th of 20,031

How its holder compares

Orchards Water Co. holds 3 of the 11,944 water rights in the United States in our data with a named owner; 718 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%
Orchards Water Co.719th3<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 7 mines (3 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Fire & SageMine—Closed22 km
Buckland MineMine—Closed25 km
BayhorseMine—Idle32 km

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