STATE OF NEVADA
SURFACE WATER MONITORING NETWORK
Humboldt River Basin
Stream Name = Humboldt River
Sampling Location Name = Above Humboldt Sink
Sampling Location ID = HS12
Sampling Location Description
Standards apply from Rodgers Dam upstream to the Humboldt Sink. To find this site, travel East on Interstate 80 from Reno, NV and get off on the Toulon exit (exit 93). Follow signs to Derby Field and turn right (Hwy 860). Turn left on Westergard and travel about .6 miles. Turn right on Peterson. Continue until road dead ends and turn right on South Meridian Road. Go 1 mile and turn left. Travel approximately .8 miles to bridge. Collect samples at bridge.
Beneficial Uses = Irrigation, Watering of livestock, Recreation not involving contact with the water, Industrial supply except for food processing purposes, Propagation of wildlife, Propagation of aquatic life.
Sampling Location = Pershing
Hydrologic Unit = 16040108
Latitude 40 30 10 Longitude 118 28 00
Township 25N Range 31E Section 8
Elevation 3900 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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