STATE OF NEVADA
SURFACE WATER MONITORING NETWORK

Humboldt River Basin


Stream Name = Humboldt River
Sampling Location Name = Above Humboldt Sink
Sampling Location ID = HS12

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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 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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