Water right · Lyon County, Nevada, United States

Mine Shaft water right 89762

Mine Shaft water right 89762 is a permitted water right in Lyon County, Nevada, United States, with 342 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by RGGS Land & Minerals, Ltd.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 89762 (Mine Shaft)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
HolderRGGS Land & Minerals, Ltd.Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume342 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow13.4 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date3 Dec 1953Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useMining and millingNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceMine Shaft (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates38.9353, -119.0372Nevada 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

Mine Shaft water right 89762 is the 5,544th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 6,124th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 342 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
Nevada5,544th of 9,493
United States6,124th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 3 mines and 2 power plants (1 operating, 230 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Pumpkin Hollow East UndergroundMine—Idle2.4 km
Libra SolarPower plant1,400 MWUnder construction7.5 km
Yerington Readymix PlantMine—Idle9.8 km
Fort ChurchillPower plant230 MWOperating23 km
Ludwig #1873Mine—Idle28 km

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