Water right · Harney County, Oregon, United States

Cow Creek water right 85400

Cow Creek water right 85400 is a water right in Harney County, Oregon, United States, held by Oregon and Western Colonization Co.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 85400 (Cow Creek)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationHarney 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
HolderOregon and Western Colonization Co.Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow354 l/sOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date31 Dec 1886Oregon 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 sourceCow Creek (surface water)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates43.6059, -118.7183Oregon 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

Cow Creek water right 85400 is the 668th-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 862nd-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 354 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
Oregon668th of 11,179
United States862nd of 20,031

How its holder compares

Oregon and Western Colonization Co. holds 7 of the 11,944 water rights in the United States in our data with a named owner; 289 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.

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