Water right · Eureka County, Nevada, United States

Sheep Creek water right 2436

Sheep Creek water right 2436 is a water right in Eureka County, Nevada, United States, with 190 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Nevada Gold Mines LLC.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 2436 (Sheep Creek)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationEureka 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
HolderNevada Gold Mines LLCNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume190 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow13.4 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date1 Jun 1912Nevada 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 sourceSheep Creek (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.2940, -116.2916Nevada 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

Sheep Creek water right 2436 is the 7,388th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 8,167th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 190 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
Nevada7,388th of 9,493
United States8,167th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 14 mines (11 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Cortez District-UndergroundMine—Operating30 km
GoldrushMine—Operating30 km
Cortez DistrictMine—Operating30 km

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