{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-537.332","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 537.332","heading":"Definitions for ORS 537.332 to 537.360.","body":"As used in ORS 537.332 to 537.360:\n      (1) “In-stream” means within the natural stream channel or lake bed or place where water naturally flows or occurs.\n      (2) “In-stream flow” means the minimum quantity of water necessary to support the public use requested by an agency.\n      (3) “In-stream water right” means a water right held in trust by the Water Resources Department for the benefit of the people of the State of Oregon to maintain water in-stream for public use. An in-stream water right does not require a diversion or any other means of physical control over the water.\n      (4) “Public benefit” means a benefit that accrues to the public at large rather than to a person, a small group of persons or to a private enterprise.\n      (5) “Public use” includes but is not limited to:\n      (a) Recreation;\n      (b) Conservation, maintenance and enhancement of aquatic and fish life, wildlife, fish and wildlife habitat and any other ecological values;\n      (c) Pollution abatement; or\n      (d) Navigation.","path":["15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food","45. Water Resources: Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control, Reclamation","Chapter 537 — Appropriation of Water Generally"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors537.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:15Z","sha256":"0031c2915d5ae64e1628674905adb12b74c07d40658c2aa64f48488558e73854","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-537.330","next":"us-or/ors-537.334"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}