Water right · White Pine County, Nevada, United States

Bird Creek water right 9636

Bird Creek water right 9636 is a water right in White Pine County, Nevada, United States, with 4,706 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Kennecott Nevada Copper Company.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right 9636 (Bird Creek)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationWhite Pine County, NevadaNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusActive (certificated)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderKennecott Nevada Copper CompanyNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume4,706 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow184 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date11 Nov 1932Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water usePowerNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceBird Creek (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates39.4633, -114.6557Nevada 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

Bird Creek water right 9636 is the 27th-largest of 251 storage and power rights in Nevada and the 297th-largest of 907 in the United States by face-value volume, with 4,706 acre-ft/year. Its uses include storage or power, so its face value counts water held in a reservoir or run through turbines, not water consumed. It is ranked among storage and power rights only, and face values are not added up.

WithinRank
Nevada27th of 251
United States297th of 907

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 3 mines (1 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Mary Ann CanyonMine—Closed18 km
Robinson OperationMine—Operating39 km
Gold Bar MineMine—Closed47 km

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