Water right · Washoe County, Nevada, United States

San Emidio Desert groundwater water right 17998

San Emidio Desert groundwater water right 17998 is a water right in Washoe County, Nevada, United States, with 543 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by United States Gypsum Company.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 17998 (San Emidio 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
HolderUnited States Gypsum CompanyNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume543 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 date14 May 1959Nevada 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 sourceSan Emidio Desert groundwater (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.5764, -119.3487Nevada 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

San Emidio Desert groundwater water right 17998 is the 3,865th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 4,322nd-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 543 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
Nevada3,865th of 9,493
United States4,322nd of 10,558

Nearby

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

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Empire MineMine—Operating0.6 km

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