Investigation of flow of stream and ditches by State Engineer; preparation of surveys and maps.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.100
in effect1. The State Engineer shall begin an investigation of the flow of the stream and of the ditches diverting water, and of the lands irrigated therefrom, and shall gather such other data and information as may be essential to the proper determination of the water rights in the stream.
2. The State Engineer shall:
(a) Reduce his or her observations and measurements to writing.
(b) If necessary, execute surveys or cause them to be executed.
(c) If necessary, prepare, or cause to be prepared, maps from the observations of such surveys in accordance with such uniform rules and regulations as the State Engineer may adopt.
3. The surveys and maps shall show with substantial accuracy:
(a) The course of the stream.
(b) The location of each ditch or canal diverting water therefrom, together with the point of diversion thereof.
(c) The area and outline of each parcel of land upon which the water of the stream has been employed for the irrigation of crops or pasture.
(d) The kind of culture upon each of the parcels of land.
4. The map shall be prepared as the surveys and observations progress, and, when completed, shall be filed and made of record in the Office of the State Engineer. Such map for original filing in the Office of the State Engineer shall, in addition to complying with any other applicable rule or regulation of the State Engineer, be on a scale of not less than 1,000 feet to the inch.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-533.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026