Water right · Lyon County, Nevada, United States

East Walker Area groundwater water right 81963

East Walker Area groundwater water right 81963 is a permitted water right in Lyon County, Nevada, United States, with 779 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Santa Margarita Ranch LLC.

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 81963 (East Walker Area groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationLyon 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
HolderSanta Margarita Ranch LLCNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume779 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow51.9 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date15 Aug 1985Nevada 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 sourceEast Walker Area groundwater (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates38.7589, -119.0096Nevada 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

East Walker Area groundwater water right 81963 is the 2,551st-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 2,961st-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 779 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
Nevada2,551st of 9,493
United States2,961st of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 5 mines (1 operating) and 1 power plant, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Libra SolarPower plant1,400 MWUnder construction16 km
Pumpkin Hollow East UndergroundMine—Idle20 km
Yerington Readymix PlantMine—Idle22 km
Ludwig #1873Mine—Idle39 km

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