Water right · White Pine County, Nevada, United States

Steptoe Creek water right 70196

Steptoe Creek water right 70196 is a water right in White Pine County, Nevada, United States, with 290 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Nevada-Department of Wildlife.

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 70196 (Steptoe Creek)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationWhite Pine 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-Department of WildlifeNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume290 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date5 Jun 1953Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useStorageNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceSteptoe Creek (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates39.1717, -114.7441Nevada 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

Steptoe Creek water right 70196 is the 148th-largest of 251 storage and power rights in Nevada and the 631st-largest of 907 in the United States by face-value volume, with 290 acre-ft/year. Its uses include storage or power, so its face value counts water held in a reservoir or run through turbines, not water consumed. It is ranked among storage and power rights only, and face values are not added up.

WithinRank
Nevada148th of 251
United States631st of 907

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 3 mines (1 operating) and 1 power plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Robinson OperationMine—Operating25 km
Gold Bar MineMine—Closed30 km
Robinson SolarPower plant600 MWPlanned43 km
Mary Ann CanyonMine—Closed45 km

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