Water right · Washoe County, Nevada, United States

Washoe Lake water right 38973

Washoe Lake water right 38973 is a water right in Washoe County, Nevada, United States, with 2,180 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Nevada-Parks Division.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 38973 (Washoe Lake)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationWashoe 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
HolderNevada-Parks DivisionNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume2,180 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow212 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date22 Mar 1912Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useRecreationNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceWashoe Lake (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates39.2302, -119.7854Nevada 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

Washoe Lake water right 38973 is the 695th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 1,020th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 2,180 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
Nevada695th of 9,493
United States1,020th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 10 data centers (1 operating, 161 MW), 6 mines (5 operating) and 1 power plant (1,033 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Goni PitMine—Operating3.5 km
Arcosa Adams Claim #1850Mine—Operating9.1 km
Spring Valley MineMine—Operating13 km
Tahoe Reno 5Data center——40 km
Tahoe Reno 4Data center——41 km
Tahoe Reno 3Data center——41 km
TracyPower plant1,033 MWOperating43 km

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