STATE OF NEVADA
SURFACE WATER MONITORING NETWORK
Humboldt River Basin
Stream Name = Humboldt River
Sampling Location Name = Comus
Sampling Location ID = HS8
Sampling Location Description
Standards apply from where Hwy 789 crosses the Humboldt River upstream to the Battle Mountain control point. To find this site, travel East on Interstate 80 from Reno, NV and get off on the Goldconda exit (exit 194). At the stop sign, turn left then turn right (Mining District). Travel approximately 6.5 miles to where the Humboldt River crosses under the road. Collect samples at 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 = Humboldt
Hydrologic Unit = 16040108
Latitude 40 58 24 Longitude 117 23 51
Township 36N Range 41E Section 30
Elevation 4400 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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