Water right · Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States

Tonopah Primary water right 41987

Tonopah Primary water right 41987 is a permitted water right in Esmeralda County, Nevada, United States, with 473 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Town of Tonopah/Tonopah Public Utilities.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 41987 (Tonopah Primary)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationEsmeralda 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
HolderTown of Tonopah/Tonopah Public UtilitiesNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume473 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow19.8 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date8 Aug 1980Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useStorageNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceTonopah PrimaryNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates38.0750, -117.2538Nevada 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

Tonopah Primary water right 41987 is the 104th-largest of 251 storage and power rights in Nevada and the 508th-largest of 907 in the United States by face-value volume, with 473 acre-ft/year. Its uses include storage or power, so its face value counts water held in a reservoir or run through turbines, not water consumed. It is ranked among storage and power rights only, and face values are not added up.

WithinRank
Nevada104th of 251
United States508th of 907

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 10 mines (4 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Lone Mountain MineMine—Operating2.1 km
Keystone MineMine—Operating2.8 km
Columbia Gold Mines LtdMine—Idle40 km

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