Water right · Jackson County, Oregon, United States

Beaver Dam Creek water right 79217

Beaver Dam Creek water right 79217 is a water right in Jackson County, Oregon, United States, held by U S Bureau of Reclamation.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 79217 (Beaver Dam Creek)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationJackson 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 ReclamationOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow3,851 l/sOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date6 Sept 1915Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water usePower developmentOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceBeaver Dam Creek (surface water)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates42.1717, -122.4679Oregon 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

Beaver Dam Creek water right 79217 is the 60th-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 85th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 3,851 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
Oregon60th of 11,179
United States85th of 20,031

How its holder compares

U S Bureau of Reclamation holds 83 of the 11,944 water rights in the United States in our data with a named owner; 11 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 Bureau of Reclamation12th830.69%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 1 power plant and 1 data center, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
John C BoylePower plant98.7 MWClosed34 km
Date Center West - EugeneData center——38 km

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