Water right · Mineral County, Nevada, United States

Cottonwood Creek water right 16688

Cottonwood Creek water right 16688 is a water right in Mineral County, Nevada, United States, with 2,758 acre-ft/year of face-value volume.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 16688 (Cottonwood Creek)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationMineral 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
Volume2,758 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow108 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date2 Aug 1955Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useMunicipalNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceCottonwood Creek (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates38.6460, -118.7879Nevada 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

Cottonwood Creek water right 16688 is the 526th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 844th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 2,758 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
Nevada526th of 9,493
United States844th of 10,558

Nearby

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

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Lucky Boy Silica PitMine—Idle23 km
Borealis MineMine—Operating29 km
Libra SolarPower plant1,400 MWUnder construction32 km
Pumpkin Hollow East UndergroundMine—Idle40 km

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