Water right · Nye County, Nevada, United States

Bennet Springs water right 10490

Bennet Springs water right 10490 is a water right in Nye County, Nevada, United States, with 1,200 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Great Basin Water Co.

Facts

Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.

FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 10490 (Bennet Springs)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationNye 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
HolderGreat Basin Water Co.Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume1,200 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow68 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date10 Apr 1940Nevada 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 sourceBennet Springs (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates36.2062, -115.9840Nevada 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

Bennet Springs water right 10490 is the 1,606th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 1,963rd-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 1,200 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
Nevada1,606th of 9,493
United States1,963rd of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 3 mines (1 operating) and 3 power plants, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Blanco MineMine—Closed7.4 km
Rough HatPower plant400 MWPlanned18 km
Purple Sage Energy CenterPower plant800 MWPlanned25 km
Bonanza Solar and Storage ProjectPower plant495 MWPlanned42 km
Beck MineMine—Operating47 km
California Hectorite PitMine—Closed50 km

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