Water right · Churchill County, Nevada, United States

Carson Desert groundwater water right 59140

Carson Desert groundwater water right 59140 is a permitted water right in Churchill County, Nevada, United States, with 640 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Churchill County.

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 59140 (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
StatusPermitted (permit)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderChurchill CountyNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume640 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow68 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date5 Oct 1977Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useQuasi-municipalNevada 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
Coordinates39.5365, -119.0130Nevada 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 59140 is the 3,200th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 3,633rd-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 640 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
Nevada3,200th of 9,493
United States3,633rd of 10,558

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.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Hazen PitMine—Operating9.1 km
Black MountainMine—Operating19 km
Fernley PlantMine—Operating22 km
Sierra Solar HybridPower plant800 MWPlanned35 km
Google Storey CountyData center161 MWOperating36 km
Tahoe Reno 1Data center——40 km
Tahoe Reno 4Data center——40 km
TracyPower plant1,033 MWOperating44 km

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