Owyhee Irrigation District

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In 1925, after studying various reports and plans made by the Government engineers, State cooperative boards and private companies, after conducting further investigation of their own, the Bureau issued a feasibility report recommending construction of the Owyhee Project. Work began on the storage dam and…

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Welcome To Owyhee Dam, Rental Cabins, Campgrounds, & Day Use Park

Welcome to the Oywhee Dam Cabins, Campgrounds and Park, located just below the Owyhee Dam on the Owyhee River. We have two historical buildings built in 1928 that have been renovated for guests, a small 6 site campground, and a day use park (McGinnis Park) here at the Owyhee Dam.

Customer Portal

What can you do through your customer portal? Check your account balance, Pay your account balance, View all parcels you manage, View your YTD water usage, Water use by month, & other helpful water use details (During the water season), Place water orders to your Ditch Rider, & View the status of your turnouts.

About Us

The Owyhee Irrigation District is a quasi-government organization, that lies west of the Snake River in Malheur County, Oregon, whose primary purpose is to supply irrigation water to over 167,000 acres of land in eastern Oregon including Adrian, Nyssa, and Ontario, Oregon. The key features of the project are…

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Special Use & Water User Project Requests

Are you a water user that needs a unique or special service from your Irrigation District? You can submit a request here & we will be in touch to see how we can help!

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Parcel Combinations

The Parcel Combination Program is designed to allow land owners & renters the ability to combine multiple parcels into one water allotment pool, giving farmers greater flexibility to beneficially use…

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2023 WATER ASSESSMENT AND ALLOTMENT

The Owyhee Irrigation District Board of Directors has set the Water Allotment to 4 Acre-Feet per Acre, with NO excess allowed & the incurred O&M charges for the 2023 season at $75.00 per irrigated acre.