Water right · Malheur County, Oregon, United States
Owyhee Reservoir water right S 54398
Owyhee Reservoir water right S 54398 is a permitted water right in Malheur County, Oregon, United States, with 7,016 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by U S Bureau of Reclamation.
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 S 54398 (Owyhee Reservoir) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Location | Malheur 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 | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Volume | 7,016 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 | 25 Mar 1991 | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water use | Irrigation, Supplemental irrigation | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Water source | Owyhee Reservoir (surface water) | Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion) · record · Public domain by statute · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 43.6418, -117.2328 | 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
Owyhee Reservoir water right S 54398 is the 30th-largest of 803 water rights in Oregon and the 421st-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 7,016 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 | 30th of 803 |
| United States | 421st of 10,558 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 4 mines (3 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH Pit (Chrisman Hill) | Mine | — | Operating | 25 km |
| Caldwell Plant | Mine | — | Operating | 43 km |
| Dandy O | Mine | — | Closed | 46 km |
Holder and place
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- 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
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Data on this page
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, 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.