Eden Valley Farm
Winnemucca, NV 89445

Eden Valley Farm

 

This Property offers a total of 2877 acres, with 2294 irrigated acres. Each of the eighteen circle pivots irrigates one 160 acre quarter section.  The ground is mostly considered to be cultivated first class 4+ tons Alfalfa, typically allows for three cuttings per year. Other plantings have included wheat and barley. Average annual harvest is around 11,000 tons Alfalfa.

These four and half sections are surrounded by BLM land, accessed by county road with power to the property. Located in T39N, R41E, M.D.B.&M.

Accurate climate data for the specific area of the subject property is limited, but Winnemucca records provide a good indication of weather history. Average annual precipitation is about 8 ¼ inches, including about 24 inches of snowfall. Summers are normally dry. Temperatures vary each year, but the average temperature is approximately 50 degrees F with the average summer temperatures being 93 degrees for the high and 51 degrees for the low.

Seed crops are typically shipped to Boise ID, Orovada, or Lovelock for cleaning, and then marketed to various seed companies. Quality alfalfa hay is generally exported to California. Lesser quality alfalfa hay is often marketed locally to beef producers. Freight rail service is available in Winnemucca. The elevation is approximately 5200 feet.

Irrigated farmland, once granted, water rights in Nevada have the standing of both personal and real property- meaning they are conveyed as an appurtenance to real property unless they are specifically excluded in the deed of conveyance. It is possible to change the water's point of diversion, manner of use and place of use by filing the appropriate application with the state engineer.

Appropriative Water Right [Nevada]

- Nevada's water law is based on statutes enacted in 1903 and 1905 and are founded on the principal of Prior Appropriation. Unlike some other states, Nevada has a statewide system for the administration of both ground water and surface water. Appropriative water rights are based on the concept of applying water to Beneficial Use and "First in Time, First in Right." Appropriative water rights can be lost through nonuse and they may be sold or transferred apart from the land. Due in large part to the relative scarcity of water in Nevada and numerous competing uses, Nevada has had a thriving market for water transfers for a number of years.

4.5 sections with 18 quarter section circle irrigation pivots and 17 wells. The water rights allow for a total diversion of 39.84 cfs or 9,070.4 arce feet per year. The priority dates are primarily from August 1976. This parcel has 2,294.4 acres of water rights from 18 different certificates. Typically the property has three cuttings per year, yielding 11,000 tons of alfalfa. Water is near 110 feet, pumping from approximately 280 feet. The land is located at 5200 feet in elevation, north of the historic Humboldt River Valley.
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