Water right · Lyon County, Nevada, United States

Flying M Irrigation Well water right 92217

Flying M Irrigation Well water right 92217 is a permitted water right in Lyon County, Nevada, United States, with 175 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Nevada-Division of State Parks.

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 92217 (Flying M Irrigation Well)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
HolderNevada-Division of State ParksNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume175 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow23.5 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date21 Mar 1991Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useRecreationNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceFlying M Irrigation Well (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates38.6130, -118.9988Nevada 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

Flying M Irrigation Well water right 92217 is the 7,686th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 8,509th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 175 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
Nevada7,686th of 9,493
United States8,509th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 4 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
Borealis MineMine—Operating32 km
Libra SolarPower plant1,400 MWUnder construction32 km
Lucky Boy Silica PitMine—Idle34 km
Pumpkin Hollow East UndergroundMine—Idle36 km

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