Water right · Clatsop County, Oregon, United States
Bear Creek water right 82234
Bear Creek water right 82234 is a water right in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States, with 675 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by City of Astoria.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | Water right 82234 (Bear Creek) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Clatsop County, Oregon | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Active (certificate) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | City of Astoria | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Volume | 675 acre-ft/year (face value) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Priority date | 17 Aug 1966 | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water use | Storage | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water source | Bear Creek (surface water) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 46.1179, -123.6399 | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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 face-value volume
Bear Creek water right 82234 is the 123rd-largest of 418 storage and power rights in Oregon and the 444th-largest of 907 in the United States by face-value volume, with 675 acre-ft/year. Its uses include storage or power, so its face value counts water held in a reservoir or run through turbines, not water consumed. It is ranked among storage and power rights only, and face values are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 123rd of 418 |
| United States | 444th of 907 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 2 power plants (1,094 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver | Power plant | 611 MW | Operating | 36 km |
| Port Westward | Power plant | 483 MW | Operating | 37 km |
Holder and place
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- Reservoir to Columbia River water right S 27092water right
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Other water rights in Oregon
- Klamath River water right KA 1000540,778 acre-ft/year
- Owyhee Reservoir water right 75691357,277 acre-ft/year
- Rogue River water right 54020125,000 acre-ft/year
- Klamath River water right KA 313108,229 acre-ft/year
- Klamath River water right KA 31276,715 acre-ft/year
- Mckay Reservoir water right 9635173,250 acre-ft/year
- Mckay Reservoir water right 9635373,250 acre-ft/year
- Upper Klamath Lake water right KA 32066,206 acre-ft/year
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, 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.