STATE OF NEVADA
SURFACE WATER MONITORING NETWORK

Snake River Basin


Stream Name = East Fork Owyhee River
Sampling Location Name = East Fork Owyhee below Slaughterhouse Creek
Sampling Location ID = E16

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Sampling Location Description

Standards apply from Mill Creek upstream to China Dam. To find this site, drive west out of Elko, Nevada to Hwy 225. Travel north on Hwy 225 past Mountain City. Collect samples right before the Duck Valley Reservation line.

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 or both, Propagation of wildlife, Propagation of aquatic life.

Sampling Location =  Elko County

Hydrologic Unit = 17050102
Latitude 41 51 30   Longitude 115 59 4
Township 46N  Range 53E  Section 36  
Elevation 5585 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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