Water right · Malheur County, Oregon, United States

Drain to Columbia River water right 8705

Drain to Columbia River water right 8705 is a water right in Malheur County, Oregon, United States, held by Oregon Western Colonization Co.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 8705 (Drain to Columbia 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
HolderOregon Western Colonization Co.Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow32.8 l/sOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date7 Feb 1923Oregon 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 sourceDrain to Columbia River (surface water)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates43.9929, -116.9632Oregon 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

Drain to Columbia River water right 8705 is the 9,194th-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 14,540th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 32.8 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.

WithinRank
Oregon9,194th of 11,179
United States14,540th of 20,031

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 4 mines (2 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
CH Pit (Chrisman Hill)Mine—Operating27 km
Caldwell PlantMine—Operating42 km
Dandy OMine—Closed46 km

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