Water right · Lyon County, Nevada, United States

Desert Well water right 30517

Desert Well water right 30517 is a water right in Lyon County, Nevada, United States, with 2,954 acre-ft/year of face-value volume.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 30517 (Desert Well)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationLyon 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
Volume2,954 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow170 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date13 Aug 1976Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useIrrigationNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceDesert Well (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates38.8379, -119.1401Nevada 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

Desert Well water right 30517 is the 477th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 794th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 2,954 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
Nevada477th of 9,493
United States794th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 3 mines and 2 power plants (1 operating, 230 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Yerington Readymix PlantMine—Idle9.3 km
Pumpkin Hollow East UndergroundMine—Idle13 km
Libra SolarPower plant1,400 MWUnder construction17 km
Ludwig #1873Mine—Idle25 km
Fort ChurchillPower plant230 MWOperating32 km

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