Water right · Lander County, Nevada, United States

Well 8 water right 78953

Well 8 water right 78953 is a permitted water right in Lander County, Nevada, United States, with 150 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Battle Mountain-City.

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 78953 (Well 8)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
HolderBattle Mountain-CityNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume150 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow25.2 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date12 Dec 1958Nevada 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 sourceWell 8 (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.5664, -116.9658Nevada 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

Well 8 water right 78953 is the 8,200th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 9,077th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 150 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
Nevada8,200th of 9,493
United States9,077th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 8 mines (4 operating) and 1 power plant (567 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Rossi Jig PlantMine—Operating8.1 km
Phoenix MineMine—Operating17 km
Marigold MineMine—Operating26 km
North ValmyPower plant567 MWOperating38 km

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