Water right · Churchill County, Nevada, United States
Geothermal water right 70698
Geothermal water right 70698 is a water right in Churchill County, Nevada, United States, with 2,747 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Western States Geothermal Company.
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.
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 researchHow it compares by face-value volume
Geothermal water right 70698 is the 43rd-largest of 251 storage and power rights in Nevada and the 327th-largest of 907 in the United States by face-value volume, with 2,747 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.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| Nevada | 43rd of 251 |
| United States | 327th of 907 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 6 mines and 1 power plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernley Operations | Mine | — | Operating | 8.0 km |
| Sierra Solar Hybrid | Power plant | 800 MW | Planned | 13 km |
| Black Mountain | Mine | — | Operating | 24 km |
| Hazen Pit | Mine | — | Operating | 24 km |
Holder and place
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- Well 77-21 water right 72003724 acre-ft/year · power
- Well 67-21 water right 45397579 acre-ft/year · power
- Well No 86-21 water right 46070579 acre-ft/year · power
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- Tracy Segment stream water right 3DTR1,046,602 acre-ft/year
- Walker River And Tribs. water right 25792575,870 acre-ft/year
- Truckee River water right 84356S01477,851 acre-ft/year
- Truckee River water right 84357S01477,851 acre-ft/year
- West Walker River water right 9405200,000 acre-ft/year
- Virgin River water right 58591130,000 acre-ft/year
- Owyhee River & Etal water right R08961111,476 acre-ft/year
- Humboldt River water right 12956100,000 acre-ft/year
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion. Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion, CC0 1.0 Universal.
- Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion). Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion), Public domain by statute.