Water right · Washoe County, Nevada, United States

Smoke Creek Desert groundwater water right 16523

Smoke Creek Desert groundwater water right 16523 is a water right in Washoe County, Nevada, United States, with 718 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by John Espil Sheep Co., Inc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 16523 (Smoke Creek Desert groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationWashoe 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
HolderJohn Espil Sheep Co., Inc.Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume718 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow99.1 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date1 Jun 1955Nevada 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 sourceSmoke Creek Desert groundwater (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.6095, -119.7562Nevada 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

Smoke Creek Desert groundwater water right 16523 is the 2,935th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 3,360th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 718 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
Nevada2,935th of 9,493
United States3,360th of 10,558

Nearby

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

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Empire MineMine—Operating35 km

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