Water right · Wallowa County, Oregon, United States
Little Sheep Creek water right 9391
Little Sheep Creek water right 9391 is a water right in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States, held by Wallowa Valley Improvement District 1.
Facts
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| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | Water right 9391 (Little Sheep Creek) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Wallowa 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 | Wallowa Valley Improvement District 1 | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Flow | 3,655 l/s | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Priority date | 31 Dec 1905 | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water use | Irrigation, Supplemental irrigation | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water source | Little Sheep Creek (surface water) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 45.2353, -117.0840 | 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 diversion rate
Little Sheep Creek water right 9391 is the 63rd-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 89th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 3,655 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 | 63rd of 11,179 |
| United States | 89th of 20,031 |
How its holder compares
Wallowa Valley Improvement District 1 holds 2 of the 11,944 water rights in the United States in our data with a named owner; 1,037 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% |
| Wallowa Valley Improvement District 1 | 1,038th | 2 | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 1 mine and 1 power plant (675 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
Holder and place
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- Little Sheep Creek water right 3890315 acre-ft/year · storage
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, 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.