Water right · Nye County, Nevada, United States
Big Spring water right 86193
Big Spring water right 86193 is a permitted water right in Nye County, Nevada, United States, with 104 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by U.S.-Fish and Wildlife Service.
Facts
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Research on this water right and its holder.Who holds it up to the parent company, its use, its transfers and the land it serves, and an introduction to the holder.
Request researchHow it compares by face-value volume
Big Spring water right 86193 is the 9,295th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 10,330th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 104 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.
| Within | Rank |
|---|---|
| Nevada | 9,295th of 9,493 |
| United States | 10,330th of 10,558 |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this water right: 4 mines (2 operating) and 2 power plants, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 5, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Hectorite Pit | Mine | — | Closed | 19 km |
| Amargosa Quarry and Plant | Mine | — | Operating | 19 km |
| Blanco Mine | Mine | — | Closed | 25 km |
| Bonanza Solar and Storage Project | Power plant | 495 MW | Planned | 47 km |
| Rough Hat | Power plant | 400 MW | Planned | 50 km |
Holder and place
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- Upper Klamath Lake water right KA 31749,902 acre-ft/year
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- Upper Klamath Lake water right KA 3143,680 acre-ft/year
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- Truckee River water right 84357S01477,851 acre-ft/year
- West Walker River water right 9405200,000 acre-ft/year
- Virgin River water right 58591130,000 acre-ft/year
- Owyhee River & Etal water right R08961111,476 acre-ft/year
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Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion. Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion, CC0 1.0 Universal.
- Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion). Oregon Water Resources Department water rights (points of diversion), Public domain by statute.