Water right · Washoe County, Nevada, United States

Galena Creek water right 795

Galena Creek water right 795 is a water right in Washoe County, Nevada, United States, with 22,218 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Nevada Commonwealth M & M 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 795 (Galena Creek)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationWashoe 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 Commonwealth M & M Co.Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume22,218 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow283 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date21 Jan 1908Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water usePowerNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceGalena Creek (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates39.3525, -119.7964Nevada 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

Galena Creek water right 795 is the 11th-largest of 251 storage and power rights in Nevada and the 268th-largest of 907 in the United States by face-value volume, with 22,218 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
Nevada11th of 251
United States268th of 907

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 10 data centers (1 operating, 161 MW), 5 mines and 1 power plant (1,033 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Goni PitMine—Operating16 km
Arcosa Adams Claim #1850Mine—Operating17 km
Spring Valley MineMine—Operating19 km
Data center, Washoe County (OSM way 775412072)Data center——32 km
Data center, Washoe County (OSM way 464097467)Data center——32 km
Tahoe Reno 5Data center——32 km
TracyPower plant1,033 MWOperating33 km

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