Water right · Morrow County, Oregon, United States
Columbia River groundwater water right G 16297
Columbia River groundwater water right G 16297 is a permitted water right in Morrow County, Oregon, United States, held by City of Irrigon.
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 16297 (Columbia River groundwater) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Morrow 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 Irrigon | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Flow | 190 l/s | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Priority date | 22 Apr 2005 | 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 | Columbia River groundwater (groundwater) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 45.9027, -119.5170 | 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
Columbia River groundwater water right G 16297 is the 1,271st-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 1,775th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 190 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 | 1,271st of 11,179 |
| United States | 1,775th of 20,031 |
How its holder compares
City of Irrigon holds 2 of the 11,944 water rights in the United States in our data with a named owner; 1,038 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% |
| City of Irrigon | 1,039th | 2 | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 13 data centers and 10 power plants (4 operating, 2,801 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Web Services | Data center | — | — | 8.3 km |
| Amazon Web Services | Data center | — | — | 10 km |
| Amazon Web Services | Data center | — | — | 13 km |
| Hermiston Generating Plant | Power plant | 621 MW | Operating | 16 km |
| McNary | Power plant | 991 MW | Operating | 17 km |
| Hermiston Power Partnership | Power plant | 689 MW | Operating | 20 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.
- 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.