Water right · Nye County, Nevada, United States

Amargosa Desert groundwater water right 19448

Amargosa Desert groundwater water right 19448 is a water right in Nye County, Nevada, United States, with 183 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by AV Orchard Land, LLC.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 19448 (Amargosa Desert groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationNye 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
HolderAV Orchard Land, LLCNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume183 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow17.8 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date16 Jan 1961Nevada 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 sourceAmargosa Desert groundwater (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates36.5798, -116.6106Nevada 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

Amargosa Desert groundwater water right 19448 is the 7,498th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 8,290th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 183 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
Nevada7,498th of 9,493
United States8,290th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 4 mines (3 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Amargosa Quarry and PlantMine—Operating19 km
Cind R Lite Cinder Cone MineMine—Operating20 km
California Hectorite PitMine—Closed21 km

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