Water right · Elko County, Nevada, United States

Shafter Well #4 water right 49422

Shafter Well #4 water right 49422 is a water right in Elko County, Nevada, United States, with 497 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by City of West Wendover Nevada and City of Wendover Utah.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 49422 (Shafter Well #4)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
HolderCity of West Wendover Nevada and City of Wendover UtahNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume497 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow56.6 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date27 Jan 1984Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useMunicipalNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceShafter Well #4 (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.9204, -114.3363Nevada 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

Shafter Well #4 water right 49422 is the 4,269th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 4,743rd-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 497 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
Nevada4,269th of 9,493
United States4,743rd of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 3 mines (2 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Pilot PeakMine—Operating13 km
Long CanyonMine—Operating17 km
Dry Creek Mill SiteMine—Closed48 km

Holder and place

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