Water right · Nye County, Nevada, United States

West Well Aka Norris Well water right 26650

West Well Aka Norris Well water right 26650 is a water right in Nye County, Nevada, United States, with 562 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Round Mountain Gold Corporation (50%), KG Mining (Round Mountain) Inc. (50%).

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 26650 (West Well Aka Norris Well)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
HolderRound Mountain Gold Corporation (50%), KG Mining (Round Mountain) Inc. (50%)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume562 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow22.6 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date5 Apr 1972Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useMining and millingNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceWest Well Aka Norris Well (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates38.7176, -117.1677Nevada 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

West Well Aka Norris Well water right 26650 is the 3,731st-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 4,184th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 562 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
Nevada3,731st of 9,493
United States4,184th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 6 mines (4 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Smoky Valley Common Operation-UGMine—Operating1.5 km
Smoky Valley Common OperationsMine—Operating5.7 km
GoldWedgeMine—Idle21 km

Holder and place

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