Bowen Valley Ranch

Description

The Bowen Valley Ranch is located a couple miles South of Baker City, Oregon.  Noteworthy, this ranch is close to town yet completely hidden from the city.  Consisting of 483 acres, a combination of parcels include the Powder River, irrigated meadows and rolling sagebrush rangeland.  The property is currently leased and imparts favorable opportunities for livestock.  Water is consistent, soils are productive and views are noteworthy.  Water is supplied through a combination of primary and supplemental water rights.  All flood irrigation.  The land has been in the family for many decades. There are approximately 203 acres of primary water rights and 165 acres of supplemental rights.   Of note the ranch can utilize 128.7 acres of these supplemental rights from Phillips Reservoir “stored water” enabling a consistent water supply source throughout the growing season on most years.     
A ,2688 sq. ft. machine shed with power currently exists on the ranch.  Sellers have applied for multiple “Lot of Record’s” with the Baker County Planning department to allow for dwelling’s to be located on the property.    
Direct year-round access from Highway 7 provides the opportunity for peaceful country living with the luxury of shopping, health care and schools minutes away.  If you are looking for a ranch with multiple home sites “pending county approval” with good views, productive soils and stored water rights, this property will certainly get your attention.  

**** The primary water rights totaling 203 acres are as follows: 145.9 acres of Powder River rights and 57.4 from Creeks and streams.  The supplemental stored reservoir acres of water rights are 128.7 acres Phillis Reservoir with additional 36.4 acres of supplemental rights from creeks.  These acres are not considered additional acres of water right acres but supplement the primary right acres they are associated with.