Water right · Washoe County, Nevada, United States

Ophir Creek water right V02769

Ophir Creek water right V02769 is a water right in Washoe County, Nevada, United States, with 690 acre-ft/year of face-value volume, held by Nevada-Department of Wildlife.

Facts

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FactValueSource
Name in the sourceWater right V02769 (Ophir Creek)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
LocationWashoe 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
HolderNevada-Department of WildlifeNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Volume690 acre-ft/year (duty balance)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Flow140 l/sNevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Priority date1 Jan 1859Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Water sourceOphir Creek (surface water)Nevada Division of Water Resources water rights points of diversion · record · CC0 1.0 Universal · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates39.2908, -119.8308Nevada 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

Ophir Creek water right V02769 is the 3,020th-largest of 9,493 water rights in Nevada and the 3,447th-largest of 10,558 in the United States by face-value volume, with 690 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
Nevada3,020th of 9,493
United States3,447th of 10,558

Nearby

Within 50 km of this water right: 10 data centers (1 operating, 161 MW), 5 mines and 1 power plant (1,033 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Goni PitMine—Operating11 km
Arcosa Adams Claim #1850Mine—Operating15 km
Spring Valley MineMine—Operating18 km
Tahoe Reno 5Data center——38 km
Tahoe Reno 4Data center——39 km
Tahoe Reno 3Data center——39 km
TracyPower plant1,033 MWOperating40 km

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