Water right · Klamath County, Oregon, United States

Williamson River water right KA 81

Williamson River water right KA 81 is a water right in Klamath County, Oregon, United States, held by The Nature Conservancy.

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.

FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right KA 81 (Williamson River)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationKlamath County, OregonOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusActive (claim)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderThe Nature ConservancyOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow179 l/sOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date14 Oct 1864Oregon 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 sourceWilliamson River (surface water)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates42.4938, -121.9308Oregon 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

Williamson River water right KA 81 is the 1,348th-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 1,887th-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 179 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
Oregon1,348th of 11,179
United States1,887th of 20,031

How its holder compares

The Nature Conservancy holds 13 of the 11,944 water rights in the United States in our data with a named owner; 136 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%
The Nature Conservancy137th130.11%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 2 power plants (1 operating, 502 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Klamath Cogeneration PlantPower plant502 MWOperating37 km
John C BoylePower plant98.7 MWClosed46 km

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