Water right · Malheur County, Oregon, United States

Malheur River water right 76204

Malheur River water right 76204 is a water right in Malheur County, Oregon, United States, held by Vale Oregon Irrigation District.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 76204 (Malheur River)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
HolderVale Oregon Irrigation DistrictOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow1,659 l/sOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date30 Apr 1885Oregon 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 sourceMalheur River (surface water)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates43.7831, -117.7407Oregon 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

Malheur River water right 76204 is the 117th-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 158th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 1,659 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
Oregon117th of 11,179
United States158th of 20,031

How its holder compares

Vale Oregon Irrigation District holds 2 of the 11,944 water rights in the United States in our data with a named owner; 1,038 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%
Vale Oregon Irrigation District1,039th2<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 2 mines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Celatom MineMine—Operating19 km
De-sourceMine—Operating21 km

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