Water right · Lander County, Nevada, United States
Whirlwind Valley groundwater water right 27959
Whirlwind Valley groundwater water right 27959 is a water right in Lander County, Nevada, United States, with 305 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Beowawe Power, LLC and Oxbow Power of Beowawe, Inc.
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.
Research on this water right and its holder.Who holds it up to the parent company, its use, its transfers and the land it serves, and an introduction to the holder.
Request researchHow it compares by face-value volume
Whirlwind Valley groundwater water right 27959 is the 147th-largest of 251 storage and power rights in Nevada and the 609th-largest of 907 in the United States by face-value volume, with 305 acre-ft/year. Its uses include storage or power, so its face value counts water held in a reservoir or run through turbines, not water consumed. It is ranked among storage and power rights only, and face values are not added up.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| Nevada | 147th of 251 |
| United States | 609th of 907 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 17 mines (14 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Creek | Mine | — | Closed | 11 km |
| Blue Ridge Mine | Mine | — | Closed | 14 km |
| Rossi Jig Plant | Mine | — | Operating | 29 km |
Holders and place
More from Beowawe Power, LLC
- Well No. Rossi 21-19 water right 396487,240 acre-ft/year · power
- Goethermal water right 751745,792 acre-ft/year
- Well 85-18 water right 404455,790 acre-ft/year · power
- Well Vulcan No. 2 water right 431153,630 acre-ft/year · power
- Well No. 84-18 water right 459923,620 acre-ft/year · power
- Well No. 86-18 water right 459933,620 acre-ft/year · power
- Well No. 77-13 water right 55686793 acre-ft/year · power
- Well No. 77-13 water right 59587724 acre-ft/year · power
Other water rights in Nevada
- Tracy Segment stream water right 3DTR1,046,602 acre-ft/year
- Walker River And Tribs. water right 25792575,870 acre-ft/year
- Truckee River water right 84356S01477,851 acre-ft/year
- Truckee River water right 84357S01477,851 acre-ft/year
- West Walker River water right 9405200,000 acre-ft/year
- Virgin River water right 58591130,000 acre-ft/year
- Owyhee River & Etal water right R08961111,476 acre-ft/year
- Humboldt River water right 12956100,000 acre-ft/year
Data on this page
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion. Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion, CC0 1.0 Universal.
- Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion). Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion), Public domain by statute.