STATE OF NEVADA
SURFACE WATER MONITORING NETWORK

Carson River Basin


Stream Name = Truckee Canal
Sampling Location Name = Truckee Canal
Sampling Location ID = C22

Sampling Location Description = Control Point at Lahontan Dam.

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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 canal before the entrance to Lahontan State Park. Collect samples from bridge.

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 28 08   Longitude 119 03 58
Township 19N  Range 26E  Section 34  
Elevation 4199 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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