Water right · Sherman County, Oregon, United States
Grass Valley Canyon groundwater water right G 15249
Grass Valley Canyon groundwater water right G 15249 is a permitted water right in Sherman County, Oregon, United States, held by City of Moro.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Name in the source | Water right G 15249 (Grass Valley Canyon groundwater) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Sherman County, Oregon | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted (permit) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | City of Moro | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Flow | 28.3 l/s | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Priority date | 13 Jun 2001 | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water use | Municipal uses | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water source | Grass Valley Canyon groundwater (groundwater) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 45.4893, -120.7369 | 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
Grass Valley Canyon groundwater water right G 15249 is the 10,335th-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 15,950th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 28.3 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 | 10,335th of 11,179 |
| United States | 15,950th of 20,031 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 8 power plants (3 operating, 4,429 MW) and 4 data centers (1 operating, 154 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biglow Solar Generation and BESS | Power plant | 250 MW | Planned | 16 km |
| Biglow Canyon Wind Farm | Power plant | 450 MW | Operating | 21 km |
| John Day | Power plant | 2,160 MW | Operating | 25 km |
| Google Data Center The Dalles Oregon | Data center | — | — | 39 km |
| Data center | — | — | 39 km | |
| Google The Dalles | Data center | 154 MW | Operating | 40 km |
Holder and place
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion. Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion, CC0 1.0 Universal.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion). Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion), Public domain by statute.