Sherman County water rights
170 rights recorded with the state of Oregon
- Groundwater
- 88
- Surface water
- 39
- Storage
- 23
- Spring
- 20
Streams and named sources
Each source page lists its rights in priority order, which is the order water is shared out in a shortage.
- A Spring13 · 1911
- John Day River10 · 1910
- Deschutes River3 · 1911
- Emigrant Can3 · 1974
- Grass Valley Can3 · 1958
Every right in the county, most senior first
Priority date · senior to junior
- Before 1880
- 1880–1899
- 1900–1919
- 1920–1949
- 1950–1972
- 1973–1999
- 2000 and later
- No priority date
- #1Dec 31, 1869Record 128885Rock Creek · IrrigationBig Sky Ranch INC.; Schlecht, David · 0.56 cfs
- #2Nov 3, 1910Application S 1059John Day River · IrrigationWilliam Fox · 0.25 cfs
- #3Mar 4, 1911Application S 1285Shotgun Canyon · Industrial/Manufacturing UsesDeschutes Railroad Co. · 0.08 cfs
- #4Mar 4, 1911Application S 1286Elder Creek · Industrial/Manufacturing UsesDeschutes Railroad Co. · 0.16 cfs
- #5Aug 31, 1911Application S 1674Deschutes River · Domestic, Industrial/Manufacturing UsesOregon Trunk Railway · 0.4 cfs
- #6Oct 4, 1911Application S 1752Grass Valley Canyon · IrrigationH Strong · 0.08 cfs
- #7Nov 6, 1911Application S 1830A Spring · Industrial/Manufacturing UsesOregon Washington Railroad and Navigation Co. · 0.5 cfs
- #8Jan 10, 1921Application S 7696A Spring · IrrigationJacob Pyburn · 0.05 cfs
- #9Aug 2, 1922Application S 8545Barnum Canyon · IrrigationFrank Fortner · 0.03 cfs
- #10Mar 25, 1930Application S 13273A Spring · DomesticFred R Fortner · 0.05 cfs
- #11Apr 17, 1931Application S 14045Fulton Canyon · Irrigation, Fish CultureR D Kelly · 0.04 cfs
- #12May 17, 1951Application S 25952John Day River · IrrigationRobert a Boynton · 0.9 cfs
- #13Mar 24, 1952Application S 27007Unnamed Spring Branch · Domestic and Livestock, Power DevelopmentGeorge Fox · 0.04 cfs
- #14Feb 9, 1953Application U 562Sand Springs Well · IrrigationH a/Rosalie White · 0.31 cfs
- #15Feb 10, 1953Application U 563A Well · IrrigationTrustee for Victor Anderson Estate · 0.1 cfs
- #16May 7, 1953Application R 28405Finnegan Can/Reservoir · StorageJohn Buether · 45 AF
- #17May 7, 1953Application S 28406Finnegan Can · IrrigationJohn Buether · 0.34 cfs
- #18Jun 29, 1953Application S 28567Spanish Hol · IrrigationLeonard/Nerine Fields · 0.24 cfs
- #19Oct 1, 1954Application R 29497Unnamed Int Drainageway · StorageJ M Wilson · 68 AF
- #20Oct 1, 1954Application S 29498Unnamed Int Drainagwy/Rs · IrrigationJ M Wilson · 0.13 cfs
- #21Oct 1, 1954Application R 29499Unnamed Stream · StorageJ M Wilson · 31 AF
- #22Oct 1, 1954Application S 29500Finnegan Holl Cr/Rs · IrrigationJ M Wilson · 0.13 cfs
- #23Oct 22, 1954Application R 29528Unnamed Stream · LivestockTheodore Von Borstel · 18 AF
- #24Dec 20, 1954Application S 29641Holmes Can · LivestockTheodore Von Borstel · 0.01 cfs
- #25Jul 11, 1955Application U 866Wasco Cemetery We · IrrigationWasco Cemetery Association · 0.04 cfs
- #26Jul 12, 1955Application U 864A Well · Municipal UsesCity of Wasco · 0.55 cfs
- #27Mar 1, 1956Application G 250A Well · Municipal UsesCity of Rufus · 0.23 cfs
- #28Jun 22, 1956Application G 400Haven N Well · IrrigationL P & Mabel Haven · 0.38 cfs
- #29Nov 14, 1956Application G 513Bruckert Well 1 · IrrigationW.E./Helen Bruckert · 0.4 cfs
- #30Dec 27, 1956Application S 31274Pioneer Spr · IrrigationElizabeth Kuypers · 0.1 cfs
- #31Jan 14, 1957Application S 31305Scott Can · LivestockT L/Nellie Fields · 0.01 cfs
- #32Mar 11, 1957Application S 31415Fulton Can · IrrigationLouis Scholl · 0.2 cfs
- #33Mar 22, 1957Application G 586Smith Well · IrrigationDelmer a Smith · 0.16 cfs
- #34Mar 22, 1957Application G 587Richelderfer Well · IrrigationRichelderfer Ranch · 0.5 cfs
- #35Jun 16, 1958Application S 32396Grass Valley Can · IrrigationAurelius Douma · 0.19 cfs
- #36Jul 7, 1958Application G 1040A Well · IrrigationWallace May · 0.11 cfs
- #37Sep 5, 1958Application S 32633Grass Valley Can · IrrigationMerle Miller · 0.16 cfs
- #38Sep 11, 1958Application G 1249A Well · IrrigationL P & Mabel Haven · 0.38 cfs
- #39Jul 5, 1960Application G 1782A Well · Municipal UsesCity of Wasco · 0.11 cfs
- #40Nov 18, 1960Application G 1879Hartley Well a · IrrigationE J Hartley · 0.52 cfs
- #41Mar 24, 1961Application R 34738Bronx Can · StorageJoe Bibby · 154 AF
- #42Mar 24, 1961Application S 34739Bronx Can/Joe B Reservoir · IrrigationJoe Bibby · 0.07 cfs
- #43Jun 27, 1961Application G 2056Fridley We #1 · IrrigationKenneth Fridley · 0.12 cfs
- #44Sep 12, 1961Application S 37088John Day River · IrrigationMike Murtha · 1.69 cfs
- #45May 24, 1962Application MF 209John Day River · Multiple Instream UsesOregon Water Resources Department · 20 cfs
- #46Oct 29, 1962Application G 2475A Well · Quasi-Municipal UsesCity of Rufus · 0.45 cfs
- #47May 9, 1966Application R 42194Cottonwood Can · RecreationJohn Buether · 5 AF
- #48May 9, 1966Application S 42195Cottonwood Can · RecreationJohn W Buether · 0.05 cfs
- #49Nov 22, 1966Application S 43054John Day River · IrrigationJames Brown · 0.89 cfs
- #50May 1, 1967Application G 3911A Well · IrrigationOwen C Eakin · 0.05 cfs
- #51May 15, 1967Application S 43602John Day River · IrrigationRoy Ferris · 0.2 cfs
- #52Jan 8, 1968Application S 44374Finnegan Creek · IrrigationJoe Bibby · 0.57 cfs
- #53Jan 8, 1968Application S 44375Buck Hol · IrrigationJoe Bibby · 0.57 cfs
- #54Sep 9, 1968Application G 3846A Well · Quasi-Municipal UsesIsami Tsubota · 0.09 cfs
- #55Oct 10, 1968Application S 45464A Spring Area · Industrial/Manufacturing UsesU.S. Bonneville Power Administration · 0.07 cfs
- #56Nov 17, 1969Application G 5037A Well · DomesticU.S. Army Corps of Engineers · 1.11 cfs
- #57Sep 25, 1970Application S 47571A Spring · Domestic, IrrigationMalcolm McDermid · 0.04 cfs
- #58Jan 22, 1971Application S 47877John Day River · IrrigationBig Sky Ranch INC. · 0.64 cfs
- #59Feb 2, 1971Application G 5422Well 1 · IrrigationL E Kaseberg · 0.4 cfs
- #60Feb 2, 1971Application G 5423A Well · IrrigationL E Kaseberg · 0.05 cfs
- #61Nov 1, 1971Application G 5517Locust Grove We · IrrigationPaulen W Kaseberg · 0.06 cfs
- #62Feb 28, 1972Application G 5613Shul Well · IrrigationErnest/Marjory Shull · 0.15 cfs
- #63Jul 27, 1972Application G 5851A Well · Irrigation, RecreationU.S. Army Corps of Engineers · 0.08 cfs
- #64Mar 12, 1973Application G 6029Burnet We · IrrigationCharles Burnet · 0.14 cfs
- #65Mar 12, 1973Application S 50144Grass Valley Can · IrrigationCharles Burnet · 0.29 cfs
- #66Apr 5, 1974Application R 51804Emigrant Can · StorageDewey Thomas · 2.5 AF
- #67Apr 5, 1974Application S 51805Emigrant Can · IrrigationDewey Thomas · 0.33 cfs
- #68Mar 10, 1975Application R 49118Kerr Creek · StorageEstate of Ernest O Webb · 11.83 AF
- #69Jul 29, 1975Application G 7057Sherman High Sch We · IrrigationSherman Union High School District Uh1 · 0.09 cfs
- #70Feb 17, 1976Application G 7276Scharf Well #1 · IrrigationRobert E & Alda Scharf · 0.66 cfs
- #71Mar 4, 1976Application S 53982Emigrant Can · IrrigationDewey Thomas · 0.6 cfs
- #72Dec 23, 1976Application G 7618A Well · IrrigationJames Weir Memorial Bigelow District · 0.01 cfs
- #73Mar 7, 1977Application G 7891A Well · IrrigationWilliam Martin · 0.09 cfs
- #74Mar 7, 1977Application G 7891A Well · IrrigationBarbara Martin · 0.79 cfs
- #75Jun 24, 1977Application G 8235A Well · Municipal UsesCity of Grass Valley · 0.56 cfs
- #76Jul 25, 1977Application G 8294Hart Well · Municipal UsesCity of Moro · 0.11 cfs
- #77Jul 25, 1977Application G 8292City Hall Well · Municipal UsesCity of Moro · 0.27 cfs
- #78Jul 25, 1977Application G 8293A Well · Municipal UsesCity of Moro · 0.37 cfs
- #79Aug 23, 1977Application G 8393A Well · IrrigationWilliam F Martin · 1.11 cfs
- #80Sep 16, 1977Application G 8073Well 1 · IrrigationWillard Rolfe · 0.7 cfs
- #81Feb 9, 1978Application G 8637A Well · Supplemental IrrigationDewey Thomas · 0.17 cfs
- #82Feb 15, 1978Application R 54647Spring 1/Reservoir 1 · Storage, LivestockMyrtle Barnum · 7 AF
- #83Feb 15, 1978Application S 54295Spring 1/Reservoirs · Irrigation, LivestockMyrtle Barnum · 0.81 cfs
- #84Jul 24, 1978Application G 8902Well 1 · IrrigationBar 97 Ranch; Coelsch, Leo · 0.35 cfs
- #85Oct 26, 1978Application S 58046John Day River · IrrigationBig Sky Ranch INC.; Schelcht, David · 0.76 cfs
- #86Dec 14, 1978Application S 58184A Spring · LivestockOrville D Thompson · 0.005 cfs
- #87Dec 26, 1978Application G 9061A Well · IrrigationD Wendell Clodfelter · 0.22 cfs
- #88May 1, 1979Application S 58602Hay Can · IrrigationDonald Thompson · 0.17 cfs
- #89May 1, 1979Application G 9221Well 1 · IrrigationDonald Thompson · 0.37 cfs
- #90May 31, 1979Application G 9277A Well · DomesticKent Water District Sherman County · 0.006 cfs
- #91May 31, 1979Application G 9278A Well · DomesticKent Water District Sherman County · 0.03 cfs
- #92Jul 24, 1979Application G 9324Well #3 · Supplemental IrrigationWillard Rolfe · 0.8 cfs
- #93Mar 6, 1980Application G 9594A Well · IrrigationCharles E Bothwell · 0.3 cfs
- #94Aug 18, 1980Application G 9892Well 2 · Supplemental IrrigationBar 97 Ranch; Coelsch, Leo · 0.35 cfs
- #95Sep 12, 1980Application G 9935Well 3 · IrrigationDonald Thompson · 0.8 cfs
- #96Dec 10, 1980Application G 10048A Well · IrrigationWilliam F Martin · 0.89 cfs
- #97Feb 19, 1981Application G 10170A Well · IrrigationCarl H Von Borstel · 0.68 cfs
- #98May 27, 1981Application S 47876John Day River · IrrigationBig Sky Ranch INC.; Schlecht, David · 1.5 cfs
- #99Dec 15, 1981Application S 63118Murray Spring · Commercial Uses, Domestic Expanded, IrrigationMurray Spring Water Association · 1.04 cfs
- #100Nov 10, 1982Application G 10835A Well · Supplemental IrrigationCarl H Vonborstel · 0.68 cfs
- #101Dec 27, 1982Application S 64593John Day River · IrrigationRobert Boynton · 0.76 cfs
- #102Dec 27, 1982Application G 10838A Well · IrrigationBar 97 Ranch · 0.24 cfs
- #103Jan 19, 1983Application G 10187A Well · IrrigationVirginia McIntyre · 0.37 cfs
- #104Jan 19, 1983Application G 10187A Well · IrrigationMcIntyre Farm Partnership · 0.74 cfs
- #105Feb 15, 1983Application G 10880A Well · IrrigationFred Justesen · 0.5 cfs
- #106Feb 15, 1983Application G 10879A Well · IrrigationFred Justesen · 1.02 cfs
- #107Feb 24, 1983Application R 64885Unnamed Drainways/Reservoir 1 · StorageCarl Vonborstel · 28.2 AF
- #108Feb 24, 1983Application S 64886Runoff/Reservoir · IrrigationCarl Von Borstel · 1.68 cfs
- #109Jul 14, 1983Application R 65303Unnamed Stream · Storage, RecreationFred Justesen · 148 AF
- #110Jul 14, 1983Application S 65304Unnamed Stream · Pond MaintenanceFred Justesen · 0.2 cfs
- #111Apr 14, 1987Application G 11642A Well · Municipal UsesCity of Rufus · 0.2 cfs
- #112Oct 2, 1989Application IS 70087Deschutes River · Multiple Instream UsesOregon Water Resources Department · 3,500 cfs
- #113Jan 2, 1991Application S 71086A Spring · IrrigationOregon Department of Fish and Wildlife · 0.009 cfs
- #114Jan 16, 1991Application IS 71194Deschutes River · Anadromous and Resident Fish Habitat (Instream)Oregon Water Resources Department · 4,500 cfs
- #115Jan 18, 1991Application G 12391A Well · Municipal UsesCity of Wasco · 0.91 cfs
- #116Apr 10, 1991Application S 71495A Spring · Domestic Expanded, Commercial UsesWilliam Beers · 0.02 cfs
- #117Aug 12, 1991Application IS 71795Buck Hollow · Anadromous and Resident Fish Habitat (Instream)Oregon Water Resources Department · 56.8 cfs
- #118Jan 1, 1993Application R 73967Spanish Hol/Hil P Rs · Fish and Wildlife, Livestock0.5 AF
- #119Jan 1, 1993Application R 75668A Spring/Reservoir 1 · Livestock, RecreationCarole Makinster · 0.38 AF
- #120Jan 1, 1993Application R 76771Runoff/Reservoir 1 · Livestock, WildlifeWillard Rolfe · 4.96 AF
- #121Aug 6, 1993Application G 13482A Well · IrrigationThomson S Martin · 0.33 cfs
- #122Aug 6, 1993Application G 13481A Well · Supplemental IrrigationThomson Martin · 0.45 cfs
- #123Nov 8, 1993Application G 13555A Well · Commercial UsesKenneth Coffin · 0.16 cfs
- #124May 31, 1995Application S 80394Columbia River · IrrigationU.S. Corp of Engineers; Portland District · 0.67 cfs
- #125Jan 8, 1998Application G 14661Well 1 · IrrigationLarry C Von Borstel · 4 cfs
- #126Aug 23, 1999Application G 15018A Well · Pond Maintenance, Fish Culture, RecreationJustesen Ranches · 0.58 cfs
- #127Sep 3, 1999Application G 15031A Well · IrrigationCounty of Sherman Athletic Foundation · 0.07 cfs
- #128May 2, 2001Application G 15497A Well · Storage, Fish Culture, AestheticsFred Justesen · 0.11 cfs, 18 AF
- #129Jun 7, 2001Application G 15529A Well · Storage, Irrigation, Pond MaintenanceFred Justesen · 0.19 cfs, 9.1 AF
- #130Jun 13, 2001Application G 15533A Well · Municipal UsesCity of Moro · 1 cfs
- #131Sep 27, 2001Application G 15619A Well · Pond Maintenance, Multiple PurposeFred Justesen · 0.06 cfs, 7 AF
- #132Apr 4, 2002Application G 15736A Well · Pond Maintenance, Storage, Fish CultureFred Justesen · 0.2 cfs, 54.6 AF
- #133Jun 25, 2002Application G 15783A Well · Recreation, Fish Culture, WildlifeFred Justesen · 0.13 cfs
- #134Jul 3, 2002Application G 15797A Well · Storage, Fish Culture, RecreationFred Justesen · 0.09 cfs, 11.4 AF
- #135Oct 8, 2002Application R 85311A Spring · Multiple PurposeThomson Martin · 1.5 AF
- #136Oct 8, 2002Application S 85312A Spring · Pond MaintenanceThomson Martin · 0.02 cfs
- #137Nov 22, 2005Application G 16571A Well · IrrigationL McClennan · 0.96 cfs
- #138Apr 7, 2006Application R 86545Unnamed Stream · Multiple PurposeFred Justesen · 54.6 AF
- #139Apr 7, 2006Application G 16658A Well · Pond Maintenance, IrrigationBuck Hollow Ranch INC. · 0.38 cfs
- #140Apr 7, 2006Application G 16656A Well · Irrigation, Pond Maintenance, StorageFred Justesen · 0.25 cfs, 42 AF
- #141Apr 7, 2006Application G 16655A Well · Irrigation, Pond Maintenance, StorageFred Justesen · 0.25 cfs, 12 AF
- #142Apr 7, 2006Application R 86546Unnamed Stream · Multiple PurposeBuck Hollow Ranch INC. · 1.3 AF
- #143Apr 7, 2006Application R 86547Unnamed Stream · Multiple PurposeBuck Hollow Ranch INC. · 2.4 AF
- #144Apr 7, 2006Application R 86548Unnamed Stream · Multiple PurposeBuck Hollow Ranch INC. · 6.6 AF
- #145Apr 7, 2006Application R 86549Unnamed Stream · Multiple PurposeBuck Hollow Ranch INC. · 2 AF
- #146Apr 7, 2006Application R 86550Unnamed Stream · Multiple PurposeBuck Hollow Ranch INC. · 4.09 AF
- #147Apr 7, 2006Application R 86551Unnamed Stream · Multiple PurposeBuck Hollow Ranch INC. · 5.9 AF
- #148Apr 7, 2006Application R 86552Unnamed Stream · Multiple PurposeBuck Hollow Ranch INC. · 2.4 AF
- #149Apr 7, 2006Application R 86553Unnamed Stream · Multiple PurposeBuck Hollow Ranch INC. · 3 AF
- #150Apr 7, 2006Application G 16659A Well · Pond MaintenanceBuck Hollow Ranch INC. · 0.06 cfs
- #151Apr 19, 2006Application G 16663A Well · IrrigationBarnett Estate Partnership · 0.45 cfs
- #152Dec 7, 2006Application G 16760A Well · Supplemental IrrigationForest Peters · 2 cfs
- #153Feb 22, 2007Application G 16802A Well · IrrigationMartin Brothers Land · 1.56 cfs
- #154May 17, 2007Application S 86863A Spring · Domestic ExpandedCarol White · 0.02 cfs
- #155Jun 29, 2007Application G 16885A Well · Commercial Uses, Fire ProtectionMorrow County Grain Growers INC. · 0.88 cfs
- #156Jul 6, 2007Application G 16903A Well · Pond Maintenance, Irrigation, StorageNeil Hansen · 0.13 cfs, 9 AF
- #157Nov 29, 2007Application G 16972A Well · Irrigation, Supplemental IrrigationForest Peters · 1.58 cfs
- #158Oct 29, 2008Application G 17133A Well · StorageMilan Skoro · 0.22 cfs
- #159Oct 8, 2009Application G 17271A Well · IrrigationJ Kevin McCullough · 1.56 cfs
- #160Aug 19, 2010Application G 17414A Well · Pond Maintenance, StorageJonnie Justesen · 0.08 cfs, 7.5 AF
- #161Jul 7, 2011Application G 17475A Well · Supplemental IrrigationDouglas Martin · 1 cfs
- #162Aug 22, 2011Application G 17484A Well · Commercial Uses, Irrigation, Domestic ExpandedPacific Motorsports Management LLC · 0.26 cfs
- #163Jan 18, 2012Application R 87779A Spring · Multiple PurposeSeltzer/Johnson Trust · 1.1 AF
- #164Apr 24, 2013Application S 87893A Reservoir · IrrigationSeltzer/Johnson Trust · 1.1 AF
- #165Jan 8, 2015Application S 88043A Spring · IrrigationReid Ranch LLC · 0.08 cfs
- #166Dec 4, 2015Application G 18167A Well · IrrigationWeedman Ranches INC. · 0.02 cfs
- #167Jan 8, 2016Application R 88165A Spring · Multiple PurposeWeedman Ranches INC. · 3.9 AF
- #168Aug 29, 2016Application G 18377A Well · Irrigation, Supplemental IrrigationDouglas Martin · 7 cfs
- #169Mar 7, 2017Application G 18475A Well · Municipal UsesBiggs Service District · 0.3 cfs
- #170May 21, 2021Application G 19138A Well · Nursery UsesWeedman Ranches INC. · 0.03 cfs