Water right · Pershing County, Nevada, United States

Wright Canyon Creek water right V01430

Wright Canyon Creek water right V01430 is a water right in Pershing County, Nevada, United States, with 220 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Lovelock Meadows Water District.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right V01430 (Wright Canyon Creek)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationPershing County, NevadaNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusActive (decreed)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderLovelock Meadows Water DistrictNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume220 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow50.1 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date1 Jan 1869Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water useIrrigationNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceWright Canyon Creek (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.3742, -118.2571Nevada 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

Wright Canyon Creek water right V01430 is the 6,934th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 7,648th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 220 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
Nevada6,934th of 9,493
United States7,648th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 8 mines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Rochester MineMine—Operating13 km
Buff/Satin MineMine—Operating17 km
Colado PlantMine—Operating18 km

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