Water right · Lyon County, Nevada, United States

Gold Canyon Creek water right 10238

Gold Canyon Creek water right 10238 is a water right in Lyon County, Nevada, United States, with 2,172 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by South Comstock Tailings Disposal Co.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 10238 (Gold Canyon Creek)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationLyon 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
HolderSouth Comstock Tailings Disposal Co.Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume2,172 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow85 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date8 Apr 1938Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useMining and millingNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceGold Canyon Creek (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates39.2366, -119.5987Nevada 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

Gold Canyon Creek water right 10238 is the 731st-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 1,056th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 2,172 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
Nevada731st of 9,493
United States1,056th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 10 data centers (1 operating, 161 MW), 7 mines (6 operating) and 2 power plants (1,263 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Spring Valley MineMine—Operating3.4 km
Arcosa Adams Claim #1850Mine—Operating7.2 km
Goni PitMine—Operating13 km
Tahoe Reno 5Data center——32 km
Tahoe Reno 4Data center——32 km
Tahoe Reno 3Data center——32 km
TracyPower plant1,033 MWOperating37 km
Fort ChurchillPower plant230 MWOperating42 km

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