Water right · Lake County, Oregon, United States
Fort Rock Basin groundwater water right 80649
Fort Rock Basin groundwater water right 80649 is a water right in Lake County, Oregon, United States, held by Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs.
Facts
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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
Fort Rock Basin groundwater water right 80649 is the 6,160th-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 10,484th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 49.8 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 | 6,160th of 11,179 |
| United States | 10,484th of 20,031 |
How its holder compares
Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs holds 10 of the 11,944 water rights in the United States in our data with a named owner; 188 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% |
| Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs | 189th | 10 | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 1 power plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obsidian Solar Center | Power plant | 400 MW | Planned | 16 km |
Holder and place
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- Rogue River water right 54020125,000 acre-ft/year
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, 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.