Water right · Elko County, Nevada, United States

Big Pump water right 56696

Big Pump water right 56696 is a permitted water right in Elko County, Nevada, United States, with 138 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Ventures MTG, LLC.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 56696 (Big Pump)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
StatusPermitted (permit)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderVentures MTG, LLCNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume138 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow34 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date13 Jun 1980Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useIrrigationNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceBig Pump (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.7219, -115.5979Nevada 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 Pump water right 56696 is the 8,502nd-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 9,409th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 138 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
Nevada8,502nd of 9,493
United States9,409th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 13 mines (11 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Lee SmithMine—Operating19 km
South Railroad MineMine—Operating20 km
EmigrantMine—Operating22 km

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