Water right · Elko County, Nevada, United States

South Fork Owyhee River water right 6311

South Fork Owyhee River water right 6311 is a permitted water right in Elko County, Nevada, United States, with 1,280 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Petan Company of Nevada Inc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 6311 (South Fork Owyhee 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
StatusPermitted (permit)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderPetan Company of Nevada IncNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume1,280 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow90.6 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date5 Aug 1919Nevada 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 sourceSouth Fork Owyhee River (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates41.6921, -116.4059Nevada 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

South Fork Owyhee River water right 6311 is the 1,379th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 1,733rd-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 1,280 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
Nevada1,379th of 9,493
United States1,733rd of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Enfield Bell MineMine—Operating46 km

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