STATE OF NEVADA
SURFACE WATER MONITORING NETWORK

Steamboat Creek


Stream Name = Rio Poco Drain
Sampling Location Name = Rio Poco Drain
Sampling Location ID = SB14

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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 Rio Poco Drain. 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. Continue to Sierra Madre and turn right. Turn left on Boca. 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 28 44   Longitude 119 44 48
Township 19N  Range 20E  Section 28  
Elevation 4401 ft

Data 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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