Water right · Lander County, Nevada, United States

Whirlwind Valley groundwater water right 78831

Whirlwind Valley groundwater water right 78831 is a permitted water right in Lander County, Nevada, United States, with 500 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Hospah Coal Co.

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 78831 (Whirlwind Valley groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationLander 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
HolderHospah Coal Co.Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume500 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow28.3 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date5 Jun 1991Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useIndustrialNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceWhirlwind Valley groundwater (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.5551, -116.6167Nevada 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

Whirlwind Valley groundwater water right 78831 is the 4,215th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 4,684th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 500 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
Nevada4,215th of 9,493
United States4,684th 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
Fire CreekMine—Closed11 km
Blue Ridge MineMine—Closed14 km
Rossi Jig PlantMine—Operating29 km

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