Dirty007 said:
For instance. I fish the Calapooia River up by Holley. Wyhouser logging owns land the river runs through.
Oregon water rights laws are a little confusing (messed up), but in most cases, land owners do not own the land under the water (or the water), this is definitely for any navigable river/stream, they would own right to the edge of the water but not the actual river/stream area.
On the other hand, a totally contained pond on private land is in most cases private property.