Water right · Lander County, Nevada, United States

Dw-18 water right 85014

Dw-18 water right 85014 is a permitted water right in Lander County, Nevada, United States, with 2,247 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 85014 (Dw-18)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
Volume2,247 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow113 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date4 Feb 1992Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useDomestic, Mining and millingNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceDw-18 (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.1644, -116.6028Nevada 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-18 water right 85014 is the 674th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 999th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 2,247 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
Nevada674th of 9,493
United States999th 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—Operating3.4 km
Cortez DistrictMine—Operating3.6 km
Cortez District-UndergroundMine—Operating4.2 km

Holder and place

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