Water right · Clackamas County, Oregon, United States

Minikahda Creek water right 94920

Minikahda Creek water right 94920 is a water right in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, held by Minikahda Hydropower Co. LLC.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 94920 (Minikahda Creek)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationClackamas 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
HolderMinikahda Hydropower Co. LLCOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow65.1 l/sOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date12 Aug 1980Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water usePower developmentOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceMinikahda Creek (surface water)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates45.3683, -121.9375Oregon 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

Minikahda Creek water right 94920 is the 4,338th-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 7,678th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 65.1 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
Oregon4,338th of 11,179
United States7,678th of 20,031

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 3 power plants (1 operating, 1,162 MW) and 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Oak GrovePower plant51 MWIdle29 km
BonnevillePower plant1,162 MWOperating31 km
Gresham Clay MineMine—Closed39 km
Tualatin Battery Energy Storage SystemPower plant200 MWPlanned41 km

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