Nevada § 533.065 - Standards of measurement
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 533.065 — Standards of measurement, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 533.065. Standards of measurement
1. A cubic foot of water per second of time shall be the legal standard for the measurement
of water in this state. 2. The unit of volume shall be an acre-foot defined as 43,560 cubic feet. 3. Where necessary to transpose miner's inches to cubic feet per second, 1 cubic foot
per second shall be considered equal to 40 miner's inches; but the term “miner's
inch” shall not be used henceforth in any permit or adjudicated right issuing from
the Office of the State Engineer without first naming the amount in cubic feet per
second or in acre-feet.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 533.065 ("Standards of measurement") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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