Water right · Churchill County, Nevada, United States

Carson Desert effluent water right 80778

Carson Desert effluent water right 80778 is a permitted water right in Churchill County, Nevada, United States, with 113 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Churchill County.

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 80778 (Carson Desert effluent)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationChurchill 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
HolderChurchill CountyNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume113 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow39.4 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date12 Apr 2011Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useStorageNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceCarson Desert effluentNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates39.5166, -118.8021Nevada 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

Carson Desert effluent water right 80778 is the 237th-largest of 251 storage and power rights in Nevada and the 867th-largest of 907 in the United States by face-value volume, with 113 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
Nevada237th of 251
United States867th of 907

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 6 mines and 1 power plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Salt FlatMine—Operating11 km
Hazen PitMine—Operating27 km
Black MountainMine—Operating36 km
Sierra Solar HybridPower plant800 MWPlanned43 km

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