Water right · Eureka County, Nevada, United States

Dewatering Discharge water right 55272

Dewatering Discharge water right 55272 is a permitted water right in Eureka County, Nevada, United States, with 72,000 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Nevada Gold Mines LLC.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 55272 (Dewatering Discharge)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationEureka 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
HolderNevada Gold Mines LLCNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume72,000 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow2,832 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date13 Sept 1990Nevada 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 sourceDewatering Discharge (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.9452, -116.4388Nevada 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

Dewatering Discharge water right 55272 is the 5th-largest of 251 storage and power rights in Nevada and the 233rd-largest of 907 in the United States by face-value volume, with 72,000 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
Nevada5th of 251
United States233rd of 907

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 15 mines (11 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
El NinoMine—Operating8.0 km
ArturoMine—Operating9.9 km
Rossi CrusherMine—Operating14 km

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