Water right · Humboldt County, Nevada, United States

Riley Creek water right 11250

Riley Creek water right 11250 is a water right in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States, with 434 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation and Nevada Gold Mines LLC.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 11250 (Riley Creek)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationHumboldt 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
HolderUnion Carbide and Carbon CorporationNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderNevada Gold Mines LLCNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume434 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow21.2 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date5 Mar 1945Nevada 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 sourceRiley Creek (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates41.1874, -117.2583Nevada 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

Riley Creek water right 11250 is the 4,746th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 5,255th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 434 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
Nevada4,746th of 9,493
United States5,255th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 8 mines (5 operating) and 1 power plant (567 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Turquoise RidgeMine—Operating4.3 km
Granite Creek MineMine—Operating5.9 km
Twin UndergroundMine—Idle6.7 km
North ValmyPower plant567 MWOperating35 km

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