Water right · Mineral County, Nevada, United States

Geothermal water right 48897

Geothermal water right 48897 is a permitted water right in Mineral County, Nevada, United States, with 152 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Mineral County (Hawthorne Utilities).

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 48897 (Geothermal)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
StatusPermitted (permit)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderMineral County (Hawthorne Utilities)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume152 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow59.5 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date5 Oct 2005Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useOtherNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceGeothermal (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates38.5063, -118.6484Nevada 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

Geothermal water right 48897 is the 8,157th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 9,030th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 152 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
Nevada8,157th of 9,493
United States9,030th 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—Idle5.1 km
Borealis MineMine—Operating17 km
Isabella Pearl MineMine—Operating42 km

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