Water right · Lander County, Nevada, United States

Cortez Hills Central Permit water right 94944T

Cortez Hills Central Permit water right 94944T is a permitted water right in Lander County, Nevada, United States, with 7,700 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Barrick Cortez LLC (60% UDI); Nevada Gold Mines LLC (40% UDI).

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 94944T (Cortez Hills Central Permit)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 (60% UDI); Nevada Gold Mines LLC (40% UDI)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume7,700 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow301 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date23 Jun 2008Nevada 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 Hills Central Permit (groundwater)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.1735, -116.6162Nevada 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 Hills Central Permit water right 94944T is the 111th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 402nd-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 7,700 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
Nevada111th of 9,493
United States402nd of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 7 mines (4 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Cortez DistrictMine—Operating2.2 km
GoldrushMine—Operating2.2 km
Cortez District-UndergroundMine—Operating3.0 km

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