STATE OF NEVADA
SURFACE WATER MONITORING NETWORK
Steamboat Creek
Stream Name = Rio Poco Drain
Sampling Location Name = Rio Poco Drain
Sampling Location ID = SB14
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 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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