Water right · Lyon County, Nevada, United States
Fernley Water & Sewer water right 51117
Fernley Water & Sewer water right 51117 is a permitted water right in Lyon County, Nevada, United States, with 2,240 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Fernley-City.
Facts
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Fernley Water & Sewer water right 51117 is the 48th-largest of 251 storage and power rights in Nevada and the 337th-largest of 907 in the United States by face-value volume, with 2,240 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.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| Nevada | 48th of 251 |
| United States | 337th of 907 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 10 data centers (1 operating, 161 MW), 8 mines and 2 power plants (1 operating, 1,033 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 8, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mountain | Mine | — | Operating | 4.5 km |
| Fernley Plant | Mine | — | Operating | 6.4 km |
| Hazen Pit | Mine | — | Operating | 6.9 km |
| Google Storey County | Data center | 161 MW | Operating | 25 km |
| Tahoe Reno 1 | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
| Tahoe Reno 3 | Data center | — | — | 28 km |
| Sierra Solar Hybrid | Power plant | 800 MW | Planned | 30 km |
| Tracy | Power plant | 1,033 MW | Operating | 30 km |
Holder and place
More from Fernley-City
- Fernley Well #9a water right 492292,896 acre-ft/year
- Bradys Hot Springs Area groundwater water right 801841,850 acre-ft/year
- Fernley Well #9 water right 400011,486 acre-ft/year
- Fernley Area groundwater water right 465501,469 acre-ft/year
- Fernely Well #13 water right 702871,448 acre-ft/year
- Fernley Well #11 water right 814001,448 acre-ft/year
- Fernley Well #11 water right 814011,448 acre-ft/year
- Fernley Area groundwater water right 347651,447 acre-ft/year
Other water rights in Nevada
- Tracy Segment stream water right 3DTR1,046,602 acre-ft/year
- Walker River And Tribs. water right 25792575,870 acre-ft/year
- Truckee River water right 84356S01477,851 acre-ft/year
- Truckee River water right 84357S01477,851 acre-ft/year
- West Walker River water right 9405200,000 acre-ft/year
- Virgin River water right 58591130,000 acre-ft/year
- Owyhee River & Etal water right R08961111,476 acre-ft/year
- Humboldt River water right 12956100,000 acre-ft/year
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion. Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion, CC0 1.0 Universal.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors. OpenStreetMap data centers, ODbL 1.0.
- Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion). Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion), Public domain by statute.