Seniority, absolute versus conditional water, and decreed uses for all 1,695 water rights on record in Jackson County, taken from the state's own records. Priority dates run from 1880-05-15 to 2021-12-31.
CFS on record: 11,357.6 absolute · 179.4 conditional. Flow (CFS) and volume (AF) are never added together.
Worth knowing: 33 rights in Jackson County carry a conditional portion, water that is decreed but not yet perfected. Absolute and conditional are not the same asset.
In a dry year the oldest rights are served first. This is how Jackson County's rights are distributed.
| Era | Rights | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| pre-1900 | 586 | 34.6% | |
| 1900-1949 | 450 | 26.5% | |
| 1950-1969 | 168 | 9.9% | |
| 1970-1999 | 440 | 26.0% | |
| 2000+ | 51 | 3.0% |
| Decreed use | Rights |
|---|---|
| Irrigation | 1,079 |
| Stock | 397 |
| Wildlife | 263 |
| Fishery | 253 |
| Recreation | 217 |
| Domestic | 172 |
Ranked by the state's own priority administration number, the figure DWR uses to order rights by seniority.
| Priority | Structure | Source | Amount | Uses | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880-05-15 | BROCKER ENDOMILE DITCH | OWL CREEK | 2.0 CFS | Irrigation | state record |
| 1880-06-21 | CAPRON DITCH | PINKHAM CREEK | 2.0 CFS | Irrigation | state record |
| 1881-05-07 | LITTLE GRIZZLY DITCH | LITTLE GRIZZLY CREEK | 2.5 CFS | Irrigation | state record |
| 1882-05-14 | KERR DITCH | ROCK CREEK | 1.0 CFS | Irrigation | state record |
| 1882-05-15 | OLLIVER DITCH | ROCK CREEK | 1.0 CFS | Irrigation | state record |
| 1882-05-20 | J W SUTTON DITCH | EAST BRANCH WILLOW CREEK | 4.0 CFS | Irrigation | state record |
| 1882-06-01 | HANOVER DITCH | WILLOW CREEK | 1.0 CFS | Irrigation | state record |
| 1882-06-01 | PETERSON DITCH 1 | GRIZZLY CREEK | 6.0 CFS | Irrigation | state record |
| 1882-06-21 | COE DITCH NO 1 | GOVERNMENT CREEK | 1.5 CFS | Irrigation | state record |
| 1882-06-21 | COE DITCH NO 2 | GOVERNMENT CREEK | 1.0 CFS | Irrigation | state record |
This page is the summary. The full file for Jackson County covers every one of the 1,695 rights, with its priority date, seniority number, absolute and conditional amounts, decreed uses and a link to each official record, as a spreadsheet.
Buying, lending on, or listing irrigated ground here? Ask for the county file, or for a single property's water summary. The first one is on me.
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Records last updated 10 September 2026.