STATE OF NEVADA
SURFACE WATER MONITORING NETWORK
Steamboat Creek
Stream Name = Alexander Ditch
Sampling Location Name = Alexander Ditch @ Short Lane
Sampling Location ID = SB12
Sampling Location Description
The same standards that apply from the USGS gaging station at Rhodes Road to Steamboat Creek's confluence with the Truckee River, also apply to Alexander Ditch. To find this site, drive north from Carson City, NV on US Hwy 395 to Reno. Continue to Longley Road and turn right. Go to McCarran Road and turn right. Make a hard right on first road after you turn. Site is located approximately .25 miles before you reach the bridge on the left side. Collect samples here.
Beneficial Uses = Recreation not involving contact with the water, Aquatic life, Propagation of wildlife, Irrigation, Watering of livestock, Industrial supply except for food processing purposes.
Sampling Location = Washoe County
Hydrologic Unit = 16050102
Latitude 39 27 57 Longitude 119 43 42
Township 19N Range 20E Section 34
Elevation 4430 ftData Table (pdf format) Data Table (Excel xls format) NAC Standards for Water Quality
Metals (pdf format) Metals (Excel xls format) USGS Flow Data
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