STATE OF NEVADA
SURFACE WATER MONITORING NETWORK

Carson River Basin


Stream Name = Carson River
Sampling Location Name = Below Lahontan Dam
Sampling Location ID = C18

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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 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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