Water right · Pershing County, Nevada, United States

Humboldt River water right 1948

Humboldt River water right 1948 is a water right in Pershing County, Nevada, United States, with 29,570 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Pershing County Water Conserv. Dist.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 1948 (Humboldt River)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationPershing 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
HolderPershing County Water Conserv. Dist.Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume29,570 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow12,743 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date10 Feb 1911Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useOtherNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceHumboldt River (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.7082, -118.0801Nevada 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

Humboldt River water right 1948 is the 18th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 298th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 29,570 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
Nevada18th of 9,493
United States298th of 10,558

Nearby

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

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Springer MineMine—Operating15 km
Florida Canyon MineMine—Operating20 km
Hycroft MineMine—Operating28 km

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