Water right · Malheur County, Oregon, United States

Bully Creek water right S 29882

Bully Creek water right S 29882 is a permitted water right in Malheur County, Oregon, United States, held by Vale Oregon Irrigation District.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right S 29882 (Bully Creek)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationMalheur County, OregonOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusPermitted (permit)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderVale Oregon Irrigation DistrictOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow3,452 l/sOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date7 Aug 1936Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water usePrimary and supplemental irrigationOregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceBully Creek (surface water)Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates44.0139, -117.3996Oregon 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

Bully Creek water right S 29882 is the 66th-largest of 11,179 water rights in Oregon and the 92nd-largest of 20,031 in the United States by diversion rate, with 3,452 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
Oregon66th of 11,179
United States92nd of 20,031

How its holder compares

Vale Oregon Irrigation District holds 2 of the 11,944 water rights in the United States in our data with a named owner; 1,037 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%
Vale Oregon Irrigation District1,038th2<0.1%

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 3 mines (2 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
De-sourceMine—Operating22 km
Fire & SageMine—Closed40 km
CH Pit (Chrisman Hill)Mine—Operating46 km

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