STATE OF NEVADA
SURFACE WATER MONITORING NETWORK
Carson River Basin
Stream Name = Carson River
Sampling Location Name = Below Lahontan Dam
Sampling Location ID = C18
Sampling Location Description
Standards apply from Lahontan Dam upstream to the US Hwy 95 bridge at Weeks. To find this site, drive east from Carson City, NV on US Hwy 50 to the entrance of Lahontan State Park. Take road to the parking area just before the bridge which crosses the river. Collect samples below bridge. Control Point at Lahontan Dam.
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 = Churchill County
Hydrologic Unit = 16050201
Latitude 39 27 51 Longitude 119 03 17
Township 19N Range 26E Section 34
Elevation 4101 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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