Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.185 (2026)

Entry of judicial decree; revised map; delivery and filing of final judgment

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NRS 533.185 Entry of judicial decree; revised map; delivery and filing of final judgment.

1. After the hearing the court shall enter a decree affirming or modifying the order of the State Engineer.

2. If the court enters a decree holding that the water right of a claimant is different than the right claimed in the proof of appropriation filed by the claimant or determined by the State Engineer in the order of determination, the court may require the claimant to prepare and file with the court and the Office of the State Engineer a revised map which conforms to the decree and the rules and regulations of the State Engineer.

3. Within 30 days after the entry of final judgment by the district court, or if an appeal is taken, within 30 days after the entry of the final judgment by the appellate court or within 30 days after the entry of the final judgment after remand, the clerk of the court issuing the final judgment shall:

(a) Deliver to the State Engineer a certified copy of the final judgment; and

(b) Cause a certified copy of the final judgment to be filed in the office of the county recorder in each county in which the water adjudicated is applied to beneficial use and in each county in which the water adjudicated is diverted from its natural source.

[Part 36:140:1913; A 1915, 378; 1931, 413; 1937, 327; 1931 NCL § 7923]—(NRS A 1995, 436; 2017, 712)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2021 · leading case: Mineral Cnty. v. Walker River Irrigation Dist., 986 F.3d 1197 (9th Cir. 2021).

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Mineral Cnty. v. Walker River Irrigation Dist., 986 F.3d 1197 (9th Cir. 2021). · cites it 2× “In Mineral County, the Nevada Supreme Court noted that challenges to a judicial decree adjudicating water rights must be brought within three years: As part of Nevada’s comprehensive water statutes, which we conclude adhere to the public trust doctrine, the Legislature enacted…”

Jackson Vs. Groenendyke, 2016 NV 25 (Nev. 2016). · cites it 3× “170; NRS 533.185. Appeals from the decree of the district court are taken to this court "in the same manner and with the same effect as in civil cases.”

Mineral Co. Vs. Lyon Co. (nrap 5), 2020 NV 58 (Nev. 2020). · cites it 2× “210(1) provides that: The decree entered by the court, as provided by NRS 533.185, shall be final and shall be conclusive upon all persons and rights lawfully embraced within the adjudication; but the State Engineer or any party or adjudicated claimant upon any stream or stream…”

Jackson Vs. Groenendyke, 2016 NV 25 (Nev. 2016). “170; NRS 533.185. Appeals from the decree of the district court are taken to this court "in the same manner and with the same effect as in civil cases.”

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