Water right · Elko County, Nevada, United States

Niagra Spring & Creek water right 46791

Niagra Spring & Creek water right 46791 is a water right in Elko County, Nevada, United States, with 2,903 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by James J. Wright Ranch, Inc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 46791 (Niagra Spring & Creek)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationElko 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
HolderJames J. Wright Ranch, Inc.Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume2,903 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow114 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date6 Apr 1983Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water usePowerNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceNiagra Spring & Creek (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates41.3890, -116.0538Nevada 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

Niagra Spring & Creek water right 46791 is the 42nd-largest of 251 storage and power rights in Nevada and the 326th-largest of 907 in the United States by face-value volume, with 2,903 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
Nevada42nd of 251
United States326th of 907

Nearby

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

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Enfield Bell MineMine—Operating5.2 km
SSX MineMine—Operating6.4 km
Rossi CrusherMine—Operating47 km

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