Water right · Churchill County, Nevada, United States

Carson Desert groundwater water right 55797

Carson Desert groundwater water right 55797 is a water right in Churchill County, Nevada, United States, with 131 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Churchill County Course, LLC.

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 55797 (Carson Desert groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationChurchill 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
HolderChurchill County Course, LLCNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume131 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow28.3 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date31 Aug 1992Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useRecreationNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceCarson Desert groundwater (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates39.4823, -118.8127Nevada 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

Carson Desert groundwater water right 55797 is the 8,628th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 9,560th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 131 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
Nevada8,628th of 9,493
United States9,560th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 6 mines and 2 power plants (1 operating, 230 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Salt FlatMine—Operating11 km
Hazen PitMine—Operating27 km
Black MountainMine—Operating37 km
Sierra Solar HybridPower plant800 MWPlanned46 km
Fort ChurchillPower plant230 MWOperating48 km

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