Water right · Lyon County, Nevada, United States

Upper Colony water right 23521

Upper Colony water right 23521 is a water right in Lyon County, Nevada, United States, with 187 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Clark, Patricia D., VGR L.P. and Lyon County.

Facts

Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.

FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 23521 (Upper Colony)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationLyon 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
HolderClark, Patricia D., VGR L.P.Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderLyon CountyNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume187 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow56.6 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date28 Nov 1966Nevada 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 sourceUpper Colony (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates38.8334, -119.3941Nevada 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

Upper Colony water right 23521 is the 7,439th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 8,225th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 187 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
Nevada7,439th of 9,493
United States8,225th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 5 mines (2 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
Ludwig #1873Mine—Idle18 km
Yerington Readymix PlantMine—Idle23 km
Pumpkin Hollow East UndergroundMine—Idle31 km
Libra SolarPower plant1,400 MWUnder construction38 km

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