STATE OF NEVADA
SURFACE WATER MONITORING NETWORK

Humboldt River Basin


Stream Name = Humboldt River
Sampling Location Name = Comus
Sampling Location ID = HS8

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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 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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