Water right · Elko County, Nevada, United States

Bishop Creek water right 1000

Bishop Creek water right 1000 is a water right in Elko County, Nevada, United States, with 10,365 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Metropolis Water Irrigation District.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 1000 (Bishop Creek)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationElko County, NevadaNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusActive (certificated)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderMetropolis Water Irrigation DistrictNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume10,365 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow991 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date5 Jun 1908Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useIrrigationNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceBishop Creek (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates41.2550, -114.9158Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares by face-value volume

Bishop Creek water right 1000 is the 62nd-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 351st-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 10,365 acre-ft/year. Ranks and totals cover the water rights in our data that report their face-value volume, not every one in existence. Storage and power rights are ranked apart and not added in.

WithinRank
Nevada62nd of 9,493
United States351st of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 2 mines (1 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Dry Creek Mill SiteMine—Closed25 km
Long CanyonMine—Operating44 km

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