Water right · Nye County, Nevada, United States

Pahrump Valley groundwater water right 71363

Pahrump Valley groundwater water right 71363 is a permitted water right in Nye County, Nevada, United States, with 425 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Desert Utilities, Inc.

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 71363 (Pahrump Valley groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationNye 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
HolderDesert Utilities, Inc.Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume425 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow38.5 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date4 Apr 1946Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useMunicipalNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourcePahrump Valley groundwater (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates36.2856, -116.0147Nevada 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

Pahrump Valley groundwater water right 71363 is the 4,812th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 5,325th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 425 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
Nevada4,812th of 9,493
United States5,325th of 10,558

Nearby

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

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Blanco MineMine—Closed4.0 km
Rough HatPower plant400 MWPlanned26 km
Purple Sage Energy CenterPower plant800 MWPlanned34 km
Bonanza Solar and Storage ProjectPower plant495 MWPlanned36 km
California Hectorite PitMine—Closed44 km
Amargosa Quarry and PlantMine—Operating45 km

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