Water right · Klamath County, Oregon, United States
Klamath Lake Basin groundwater water right G 18718
Klamath Lake Basin groundwater water right G 18718 is a permitted water right in Klamath County, Oregon, United States, held by Oregon Water Utilities Inc.; Mountain Lakes Inc.
Facts
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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
Klamath Lake Basin groundwater water right G 18718 is the 2,260th-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 3,717th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 113 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 | 2,260th of 11,179 |
| United States | 3,717th of 20,031 |
How its holder compares
Oregon Water Utilities Inc.; Mountain Lakes Inc. 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% |
| Oregon Water Utilities Inc.; Mountain Lakes Inc. | 1,039th | 2 | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 2 power plants (1 operating, 502 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klamath Cogeneration Plant | Power plant | 502 MW | Operating | 5.2 km |
| John C Boyle | Power plant | 98.7 MW | Closed | 25 km |
Holder and place
More from Oregon Water Utilities Inc.; Mountain Lakes Inc.
Other water rights in Oregon
- Klamath River water right KA 1000540,778 acre-ft/year
- Owyhee Reservoir water right 75691357,277 acre-ft/year
- Rogue River water right 54020125,000 acre-ft/year
- Klamath River water right KA 313108,229 acre-ft/year
- Klamath River water right KA 31276,715 acre-ft/year
- Mckay Reservoir water right 9635173,250 acre-ft/year
- Mckay Reservoir water right 9635373,250 acre-ft/year
- Upper Klamath Lake water right KA 32066,206 acre-ft/year
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.
- Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion). Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion), Public domain by statute.