Water right · Lander County, Nevada, United States

Cortez District Well, Db-40 water right 94131

Cortez District Well, Db-40 water right 94131 is a permitted water right in Lander County, Nevada, United States, with 3,221 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Nevada Gold Mines LLC (UDI 40%) and Barrick Cortez LLC (UDI 60%).

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 94131 (Cortez District Well, Db-40)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
HolderNevada Gold Mines LLC (UDI 40%)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 Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume3,221 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow126 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date26 Jun 1992Nevada 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 sourceCortez District Well, Db-40 (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.2410, -116.7172Nevada 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

Cortez District Well, Db-40 water right 94131 is the 440th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 755th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 3,221 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
Nevada440th of 9,493
United States755th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 9 mines (5 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Cortez District-UndergroundMine—Operating9.5 km
Cortez DistrictMine—Operating9.6 km
GoldrushMine—Operating10 km

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