Water right · Elko County, Nevada, United States

Shorty Creek & Trib. water right V02568

Shorty Creek & Trib. water right V02568 is a water right in Elko County, Nevada, United States, with 482 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Wendell Neff Company, Inc.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right V02568 (Shorty Creek & Trib.)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 (vested claim)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
HolderWendell Neff Company, Inc.Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume482 acre-ft/year (claimed amount)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow103 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date1 Jan 1888Nevada 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 sourceShorty Creek & Trib. (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.6901, -115.2554Nevada 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

Shorty Creek & Trib. water right V02568 is the 4,384th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 4,864th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 482 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
Nevada4,384th of 9,493
United States4,864th of 10,558

Nearby

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

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Lee SmithMine—Operating46 km
South Railroad MineMine—Operating49 km
EmigrantMine—Operating50 km

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