Water right · Elko County, Nevada, United States

Owyhee River water right V02276

Owyhee River water right V02276 is a water right in Elko County, Nevada, United States, with 647 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Shoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right V02276 (Owyhee River)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationElko 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
HolderShoshone Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian ReservationNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume647 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow43 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date1 Jan 1899Nevada 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 sourceOwyhee River (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates41.8045, -115.9615Nevada 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

Owyhee River water right V02276 is the 3,168th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 3,601st-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 647 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
Nevada3,168th of 9,493
United States3,601st of 10,558

Nearby

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

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Prunty MineMine—Operating40 km
Enfield Bell MineMine—Operating44 km
SSX MineMine—Operating49 km

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