Water right · Lyon County, Nevada, United States

Colony Drainage Canal water right 25280

Colony Drainage Canal water right 25280 is a water right in Lyon County, Nevada, United States, with 2,551 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Hunewill Land & Livestock Co. Inc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 25280 (Colony Drainage Canal)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
HolderHunewill Land & Livestock Co. Inc.Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume2,551 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow227 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date15 Sept 1969Nevada 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 sourceColony Drainage Canal (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates38.8676, -119.3848Nevada 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

Colony Drainage Canal water right 25280 is the 573rd-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 891st-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 2,551 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
Nevada573rd of 9,493
United States891st 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—Idle14 km
Yerington Readymix PlantMine—Idle21 km
Pumpkin Hollow East UndergroundMine—Idle29 km
Libra SolarPower plant1,400 MWUnder construction37 km

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