Water Rights

Lincoln County Water Rights

Public water-right records, market activity, and practical explanations for Lincoln County.

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23 recordsIncludes historical and unconfirmed records.
Water reportScheduled meeting date passed; meeting outcome and adopted changes not established

Nevada water-regulation review: October 28 meeting notice and follow-up

Countywide

The scheduled meeting date has passed. NDWR’s notice does not establish what happened at the meeting or that any regulation changed.

Basin
Not stated
Record reference (as supplied)
Not stated
Recorded quantity (acre-feet)
Not stated
Record date
Oct 13, 2026
Record type
Public stakeholder meeting notice

Record classification or availability may not be established. Read the source caveats before relying on this record.

ApplicationAPPLICATION

NDWR Application 95590: SNWA stockwatering proposal in Spring Valley

Countywide

The October county report lists SNWA’s October 8 filing for Well 184W502M. The live state record remains APPLICATION, with no certificate.

Basin
184 — Spring Valley
Application number
95590
Application quantity (acre-feet)
Not stated
Record date
Oct 8, 2026
Record type
Stockwatering application

An application or administrative milestone does not establish an issued permit, approval, new supply, or a sale.

ApplicationAPPLICATION

NDWR Application 95591: SNWA stockwatering proposal in Spring Valley

Countywide

The October county report lists SNWA’s October 8 filing for Well 184W508M. The live state record remains APPLICATION, with no certificate.

Basin
184 — Spring Valley
Application number
95591
Application quantity (acre-feet)
Not stated
Record date
Oct 8, 2026
Record type
Stockwatering application

An application or administrative milestone does not establish an issued permit, approval, new supply, or a sale.

Water reportVESTED RIGHT (database label); Certificate: None

Six Lincoln County stockwatering claims appear in September’s state water report

Countywide

Records V12907–V12912 list stream-source stockwatering in three basins. The entries do not establish a new water allocation or sale.

Basin
201 Spring Valley; 202 Patterson Valley; 183 Lake Valley
Record reference (as supplied)
Not stated
Recorded quantity (acre-feet)
Not stated
Record date
Sep 29, 2026
Record type
Monthly report review of six vested-right claims

Record classification or availability may not be established. Read the source caveats before relying on this record.

ApplicationAPPLICATION

NDWR Application 95577: proposed changes linked to Meadow Valley Wash right V01076

Countywide

A September 25 filing in Basin 205 proposes diversion and use-location changes; its October 1 status remains APPLICATION.

Basin
205 — Lower Meadow Valley Wash
Application number
95577
Application quantity (acre-feet)
Not stated
Record date
Sep 25, 2026
Record type
Point-of-diversion and place-of-use change application; base right V01076

An application or administrative milestone does not establish an issued permit, approval, new supply, or a sale.

Water reportR027-25 approved; filed September 24, 2026

Nevada approves changes to well-driller licensing rules

Countywide

Regulation R027-25 was filed September 24. The final text changes experience and exam provisions but retains a four-reference application requirement.

Basin
Not stated
Record reference (as supplied)
Not stated
Recorded quantity (acre-feet)
Not stated
Record date
Sep 24, 2026
Record type
Approved well-driller licensing regulation

Record classification or availability may not be established. Read the source caveats before relying on this record.

ApplicationAPPLICATION

NDWR Application 95553: proposed stockwatering changes in Patterson Valley

Countywide

The September report lists a September 21 filing linked to right 35699; the October 1 live record remains an application, not an issued permit.

Basin
202 — Patterson Valley
Application number
95553
Application quantity (acre-feet)
Not stated
Record date
Sep 21, 2026
Record type
Point-of-diversion and place-of-use change application; base right 35699

An application or administrative milestone does not establish an issued permit, approval, new supply, or a sale.

Water reportBoard ratified judicial-review petition; court outcome not established

Water District minutes record vote on Order 1343 judicial review

Countywide

September 14 minutes record the board’s ratification of a judicial-review petition. The vote is not a court ruling or a water-right transfer.

Basin
Not stated
Record reference (as supplied)
Not stated
Recorded quantity (acre-feet)
Not stated
Record date
Sep 14, 2026
Record type
Water District board minutes

Record classification or availability may not be established. Read the source caveats before relying on this record.

ApplicationAPPLICATION

NDWR application 95496 — Keith Murray Whipple

Hiko

NDWR Application 95496 remains APPLICATION with no certificate. Its dates page now records Sent For Publication on September 23; that is not an approval.

Basin
209 — Pahranagat Valley
Application number
95496
Application quantity (acre-feet)
261.4
Record date
Aug 28, 2026
Record type
Change application

An application or administrative milestone does not establish an issued permit, approval, new supply, or a sale.

ApplicationAPPLICATION

NDWR application 95497 — Hiko Properties LLC

Hiko

NDWR Application 95497 remains APPLICATION with no certificate. Its dates page now records Sent For Publication on September 23; that is not an approval.

Basin
209 — Pahranagat Valley
Application number
95497
Application quantity (acre-feet)
33.1
Record date
Aug 28, 2026
Record type
Change application

An application or administrative milestone does not establish an issued permit, approval, new supply, or a sale.

ApplicationREADY FOR ACTION

NDWR temporary application 95483T — Gold Springs LLC

Countywide

October 22 check: temporary application 95483T still shows READY FOR ACTION and Certificate: None. Its database quantities are not water offered for sale.

Basin
197 — Escalante Desert
Record reference (as supplied)
Temporary Application 95483T
Application number
95483T
Application quantity (acre-feet)
900
Record date
Aug 21, 2026
Record type
Temporary application

An application or administrative milestone does not establish an issued permit, approval, new supply, or a sale.

Claim or noticedeadline notice; claim status varies

Nevada vested water-right claims: December 31, 2027 proof deadline

Countywide

NDWR's August 11, 2026 notice says claimants of pre-statutory water rights must submit proof by December 31, 2027, or the claim is deemed abandoned.

Basin
Countywide / claim-specific
Record reference (as supplied)
Vested claims; example V12824
Claimed quantity (acre-feet)
Not stated
Record date
Aug 11, 2026
Record type
Vested right claim

A claim or notice does not establish a granted right or sale availability.

ApplicationApplication; certificate none shown

NDWR Application 95280: Spring Valley stockwatering changes

Spring Valley

A June 2026 application seeks changes tied to existing right 90292. The record is an application, not an issued certificate or a sale offer.

Basin
201 — Spring Valley
Record reference (as supplied)
Base right 90292
Application number
95280
Application quantity (acre-feet)
Not stated
Record date
Jun 15, 2026
Record type
Change application; not a sale offering

An application or administrative milestone does not establish an issued permit, approval, new supply, or a sale.

ApplicationREADY FOR ACTION — pending; no permit date

NDWR temporary application 95209T — Wadsworth

Panaca

NDWR lists Temporary Application 95209T as READY FOR ACTION in Panaca Valley; its 43.75-AFA cap remains a pending change, not approved new supply.

Basin
203 — Panaca Valley
Record reference (as supplied)
Temporary Application 95209T; change 61612
Application quantity (acre-feet)
43.75
Record date
May 11, 2026
Record type
Temporary change application

An application or administrative milestone does not establish an issued permit, approval, new supply, or a sale.

ApplicationAPPLICATION; no certificate

NDWR application 95187 — Panaca Farm Stead Association

Panaca

NDWR still lists Application 95187 as APPLICATION with no certificate. The live dates page shows no publication, Ready For Action, permit or certificate date.

Basin
203 — Panaca Valley
Record reference (as supplied)
Application 95187
Application quantity (acre-feet)
5
Record date
May 5, 2026
Record type
Application filing

An application or administrative milestone does not establish an issued permit, approval, new supply, or a sale.

ApplicationAPPLICATION — pending; no permit date

NDWR application 95178 — Panaca Farm Stead Association

Panaca

NDWR lists Application 95178 as a pending change filing in Panaca Valley for 5 acre-feet of irrigation duty under base right 56334.

Basin
203 — Panaca Valley
Record reference (as supplied)
Application 95178; change 56334
Application quantity (acre-feet)
5
Record date
Apr 27, 2026
Record type
Change application

An application or administrative milestone does not establish an issued permit, approval, new supply, or a sale.

ApplicationApplication; certificate none shown

NDWR Application 95132: Mathews Farms changes in Panaca Valley

Panaca Valley

The April 2026 filing proposes diversion and place-of-use changes linked to decreed right V04399. It is not a sale listing or proof of approval.

Basin
203 — Panaca Valley (designated)
Record reference (as supplied)
Base right V04399
Application number
95132
Application quantity (acre-feet)
Not stated
Record date
Apr 7, 2026
Record type
Change application; not a sale offering

An application or administrative milestone does not establish an issued permit, approval, new supply, or a sale.

ApplicationREADY FOR ACTION

NDWR application 95126 — Mathews Farms

Panaca

NDWR now lists Application 95126 as READY FOR ACTION with no certificate. The July 26 milestone is administrative—not approval, new supply or water offered for sale.

Basin
203 — Panaca Valley
Record reference (as supplied)
Application 95126
Application number
95126
Application quantity (acre-feet)
43.264
Record date
Apr 7, 2026
Record type
Application filing

An application or administrative milestone does not establish an issued permit, approval, new supply, or a sale.

ApplicationREADY FOR ACTION

NDWR application 95129 — Mathews Farms

Panaca

NDWR now lists Application 95129 as READY FOR ACTION with no certificate. The July 26 milestone is administrative—not approval, new supply or water offered for sale.

Basin
203 — Panaca Valley
Record reference (as supplied)
Application 95129
Application number
95129
Application quantity (acre-feet)
11.32
Record date
Apr 7, 2026
Record type
Application filing

An application or administrative milestone does not establish an issued permit, approval, new supply, or a sale.

ApplicationREADY FOR ACTION

NDWR application 95130 — Mathews Farms

Panaca

NDWR now lists Application 95130 as READY FOR ACTION with no certificate. The July 26 milestone is administrative—not approval, new supply or water offered for sale.

Basin
203 — Panaca Valley
Record reference (as supplied)
Application 95130
Application number
95130
Application quantity (acre-feet)
22.403
Record date
Apr 7, 2026
Record type
Application filing

An application or administrative milestone does not establish an issued permit, approval, new supply, or a sale.

Water reportApplications; no certificates shown

Three Lake Valley water applications reviewed: 94662, 94663 and 94664

Lake Valley

Three related Southern Nevada Baptist Association filings propose irrigation-use changes. They remain application records, not sale offers.

Basin
183 — Lake Valley (designated)
Application number
94662; 94663; 94664
Recorded quantity (acre-feet)
Not stated
Record date
Aug 21, 2025
Record type
Related change-application summary

Record classification or availability may not be established. Read the source caveats before relying on this record.

ApplicationApplication; certificate none shown

NDWR Application 94648: 3J Cattle stockwatering changes

Panaca Valley

An August 2025 application proposes changes to existing right 24327 in designated Panaca Valley. The current database page still identifies an application.

Basin
203 — Panaca Valley (designated)
Record reference (as supplied)
Base right 24327
Application number
94648
Application quantity (acre-feet)
Not stated
Record date
Aug 11, 2025
Record type
Change application; not a sale offering

An application or administrative milestone does not establish an issued permit, approval, new supply, or a sale.

Unclassified recordREADY FOR ACTION (NDWR record checked September 22, 2026)

NDWR application 95128: what the filing does—and does not—show

Panaca

Nevada water records list application 95128 for Mathews Farms in Panaca Valley; a filed application is not proof of approval, purchase, or completed conveyance.

Basin
203 — Panaca Valley
Record reference (as supplied)
Application 95128; change 13047
Application number
95128
Recorded quantity (acre-feet)
99.808 acre-feet
Record date
Not stated

Record classification or availability may not be established. Read the source caveats before relying on this record.