Water right · Lander County, Nevada, United States

Dw-16 water right 79897

Dw-16 water right 79897 is a permitted water right in Lander County, Nevada, United States, with 366 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Barrick Cortez LLC (UDI 60%); Nevada Gold Mines LLC (UDI 40%).

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 79897 (Dw-16)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
HolderBarrick Cortez LLC (UDI 60%); Nevada Gold Mines LLC (UDI 40%)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume366 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow41.9 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date21 Sept 1973Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useIrrigationNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceDw-16 (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.1557, -116.6055Nevada 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

Dw-16 water right 79897 is the 5,217th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 5,776th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 366 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
Nevada5,217th of 9,493
United States5,776th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 6 mines (4 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
GoldrushMine—Operating4.3 km
Cortez DistrictMine—Operating4.4 km
Cortez District-UndergroundMine—Operating5.1 km

Holder and place

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