Water right · Pershing County, Nevada, United States

Humboldt River water right 29417

Humboldt River water right 29417 is a permitted water right in Pershing County, Nevada, United States, with 21,573 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Nevada-Department of Wildlife.

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.

FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 29417 (Humboldt River)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationPershing County, NevadaNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusPermitted (permit)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderNevada-Department of WildlifeNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume21,573 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow56,634 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date5 Jun 1975Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useWildlifeNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceHumboldt River (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.0005, -118.5539Nevada 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

Humboldt River water right 29417 is the 23rd-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 305th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 21,573 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
Nevada23rd of 9,493
United States305th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 7 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
Spring ValleyMine—Operating19 km
Colado PlantMine—Operating30 km
Buff/Satin MineMine—Operating32 km
Sierra Solar HybridPower plant800 MWPlanned45 km

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