Water right · Umatilla County, Oregon, United States

Mckay Creek water right 87447

Mckay Creek water right 87447 is a water right in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States, held by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 87447 (Mckay Creek)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationUmatilla 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
Flow49.2 l/sOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date1 Jul 1924Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useSupplemental irrigationOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceMckay Creek (surface water)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates45.6076, -118.7924Oregon 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

Mckay Creek water right 87447 is the 6,284th-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 10,634th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 49.2 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
Oregon6,284th of 11,179
United States10,634th 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: 3 power plants (2 operating, 1,311 MW), 3 data centers and 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Nolin HillsPower plant600 MWPlanned26 km
Amazon Web ServicesData center——44 km
Hermiston Power PartnershipPower plant689 MWOperating45 km
Portable Crusher #5Mine—Operating48 km
Amazon Web ServicesData center——49 km
Amazon Web ServicesData center——49 km
Hermiston Generating PlantPower plant621 MWOperating50 km

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