Water right · Lander County, Nevada, United States

Clifton Tunnel water right 14643

Clifton Tunnel water right 14643 is a water right in Lander County, Nevada, United States, with 181 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Big Creek Mining and Milling Co.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 14643 (Clifton Tunnel)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationLander 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
HolderBig Creek Mining and Milling Co.Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume181 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow7.1 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date28 Nov 1952Nevada 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 sourceClifton Tunnel (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates39.4977, -117.0795Nevada 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

Clifton Tunnel water right 14643 is the 7,580th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 8,376th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 181 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
Nevada7,580th of 9,493
United States8,376th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
New Pass MineMine—Closed36 km

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