STATE OF NEVADA
SURFACE WATER MONITORING NETWORK

Colorado River Basin


Stream Name = Colorado River
Sampling Location Name = Colorado River below Davis Dam
Sampling Location ID = CL1

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Sampling Location Description

Standards apply from the Lake Mojave Inlet downstream to the state line. To find the site, drive south from Las Vegas, Nevada on US Hwy 95 to Laughlin. Samples are collected from the public boat dock just upstream from the casinos.

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 =  Clark County

Hydrologic Unit = 15030101
Latitude 35 10.129   Longitude 114 34.129
Township 32S  Range 66E  Section 13  
Elevation 680 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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