Water right · Mineral County, Nevada, United States

Walker Lake Valley groundwater water right 29761

Walker Lake Valley groundwater water right 29761 is a water right in Mineral County, Nevada, United States, with 883 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Hawthorne Water System.

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 29761 (Walker Lake Valley groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationMineral 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
HolderHawthorne Water SystemNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume883 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow56.6 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date13 Nov 1975Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useMunicipalNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceWalker Lake Valley groundwater (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates38.4867, -118.7234Nevada 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

Walker Lake Valley groundwater water right 29761 is the 2,284th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 2,678th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 883 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
Nevada2,284th of 9,493
United States2,678th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 3 mines (2 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Lucky Boy Silica PitMine—Idle6.0 km
Borealis MineMine—Operating12 km
Isabella Pearl MineMine—Operating49 km

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