Water right · Klamath County, Oregon, United States
Upper Klamath Lake water right KA 317
Upper Klamath Lake water right KA 317 is a water right in Klamath County, Oregon, United States, with 49,902 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by U.S.-Fish and Wildlife Service.
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 KA 317 (Upper Klamath Lake) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Klamath County, Oregon | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Active (claim) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Holder | U.S.-Fish and Wildlife Service | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Volume | 49,902 acre-ft/year (face value) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Priority date | 19 May 1905 | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water use | Irrigation | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water source | Upper Klamath Lake (surface water) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 42.2338, -121.8022 | 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 face-value volume
Upper Klamath Lake water right KA 317 is the 14th-largest of 803 water rights in Oregon and the 289th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 49,902 acre-ft/year. Ranks and totals cover the water rights in our data that report their face-value volume, not every one in existence. Storage and power rights are ranked apart and not added in.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 14th of 803 |
| United States | 289th of 10,558 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 1 power plant (502 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klamath Cogeneration Plant | Power plant | 502 MW | Operating | 6.7 km |
Holder and place
More from U.S.-Fish and Wildlife Service
- Klamath River water right KA 313108,229 acre-ft/year
- Klamath River water right KA 31276,715 acre-ft/year
- Upper Klamath Lake water right KA 32066,206 acre-ft/year
- Williamson River water right KA 30059,549 acre-ft/year
- Upper Klamath Lake water right KA 31831,481 acre-ft/year
- Upper Klamath Lake water right KA 30912,584 acre-ft/year
- Upper Klamath Lake water right KA 3143,680 acre-ft/year
- Upper Klamath Lake water right KA 3192,875 acre-ft/year
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.
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, 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.