STATE OF NEVADA
SURFACE WATER MONITORING NETWORK
Carson River Basin
Stream Name = Carson River
Sampling Location Name = Mexican Gage
Sampling Location ID = C13
Sampling Location Description
Standards apply from Mexican Ditch Gage upstream to Cradlebaugh Bridge. To find the site, drive south from Carson City, NV on US Hwy 395 to Snyder Lane. Follow the dirt road until you come to the river by the old train bridge. Collect samples here.
Beneficial Uses = Irrigation, Watering of livestock, Recreation involving contact with the water, Recreation not involving contact with the water, Industrial supply, Municipal or domestic supply, Propagation of wildlife, Propagation of aquatic life.
Sampling Location = Carson City
Hydrologic Unit = 16050201
Latitude 39 05 59 Longitude 119 43 36
Township 14N Range 20E Section 3
Elevation 4642 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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