Water right · Elko County, Nevada, United States

Humboldt River water right 5974

Humboldt River water right 5974 is a water right in Elko County, Nevada, United States, with 1,030 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Nevada State Lands on Behalf of NDOW.

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 5974 (Humboldt River)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
StatusActive (certificated)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderNevada State Lands on Behalf of NDOWNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume1,030 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow214 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date5 Feb 1920Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useCommercialNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceHumboldt River (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.7133, -116.0912Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026

Research on this water right and its holder.Who holds it up to the parent company, its use, its transfers and the land it serves, and an introduction to the holder.

Request research

How it compares by face-value volume

Humboldt River water right 5974 is the 1,951st-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 2,318th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 1,030 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
Nevada1,951st of 9,493
United States2,318th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 17 mines (14 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
ExodusMine—Operating1.1 km
Fraser PitMine—Operating1.1 km
GenesisMine—Operating1.1 km

Holder and place

More from Nevada State Lands on Behalf of NDOW

Other water rights in Nevada

All 9744 water rights in Nevada, United States

Data on this page