Water right · Wallowa County, Oregon, United States

Wallowa River water right 97876

Wallowa River water right 97876 is a water right in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States, held by Lower Valley Improvement District.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 97876 (Wallowa River)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationWallowa 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
HolderLower Valley Improvement DistrictOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow133 l/sOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date31 Oct 1900Oregon 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 sourceWallowa River (surface water)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates45.5915, -117.5570Oregon 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

Wallowa River water right 97876 is the 1,957th-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 3,211th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 133 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
Oregon1,957th of 11,179
United States3,211th of 20,031

How its holder compares

Lower Valley Improvement District 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 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%
Lower Valley Improvement District1,038th2<0.1%

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