Water right · Nye County, Nevada, United States

Big Smoky Valley groundwater water right 55503

Big Smoky Valley groundwater water right 55503 is a permitted water right in Nye County, Nevada, United States, with 816 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Round Mountain Gold Corp., Homestake Nevada Corp., Bargold Corp. and Round Mountain Gold Corporation (50%), KG Mining (Round Mountain) Inc. (50%).

Facts

Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.

FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 55503 (Big Smoky Valley groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationNye 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
HolderRound Mountain Gold Corp., Homestake Nevada Corp., Bargold Corp.Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderRound Mountain Gold Corporation (50%), KG Mining (Round Mountain) Inc. (50%)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume816 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow63.7 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date27 Oct 1982Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useMining and millingNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceBig Smoky Valley groundwater (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates38.7045, -117.0832Nevada 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

Big Smoky Valley groundwater water right 55503 is the 2,406th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 2,806th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 816 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
Nevada2,406th of 9,493
United States2,806th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 5 mines (3 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Smoky Valley Common OperationsMine—Operating1.8 km
Smoky Valley Common Operation-UGMine—Operating6.6 km
GoldWedgeMine—Idle18 km

Holders and place

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