Water right · Churchill County, Nevada, United States

Carson Desert groundwater water right 28229

Carson Desert groundwater water right 28229 is a water right in Churchill County, Nevada, United States, with 230 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Kennametal Inc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 28229 (Carson Desert groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationChurchill 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
HolderKennametal Inc.Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume230 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow17 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date28 Mar 1974Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useIndustrialNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceCarson Desert groundwater (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates39.5075, -118.7720Nevada 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

Carson Desert groundwater water right 28229 is the 6,782nd-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 7,487th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 230 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
Nevada6,782nd of 9,493
United States7,487th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 6 mines and 1 power plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Salt FlatMine—Operating8.4 km
Hazen PitMine—Operating29 km
Black MountainMine—Operating39 km
Sierra Solar HybridPower plant800 MWPlanned45 km

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