STATE OF NEVADA
SURFACE WATER MONITORING NETWORK
Colorado River Basin
Stream Name = Las Vegas Wash
Sampling Location Name = Las Vegas Wash @ Northshore Drive
Sampling Location ID = CL3
THIS SITE WAS DISCONTINUED IN DECEMBER 2000. LAS VEGAS WASH ABOVE LAKE LAS VEGAS (CL3A) HAS REPLACED THIS SITE.
Sampling Location Description
Standards apply from Telephone Line Road to the confluence of the Las Vegas Wash with Lake Mead. To find this site, drive south from Las Vegas, NV on US Hwy 93/95 (Boulder Hwy). Take Lake Mead Drive exit east to Northshore Road. Turn left on Northshore Road to the bridge where the Las Vegas Wash crosses under the bridge. Hike down to the wash and collect samples.
Beneficial Uses = Irrigation, Watering of livestock, Recreation not involving contact with the water, Propagation of wildlife, Freshwater marsh maintenance, Esthetics, Propagation of aquatic life, excluding fish.
Sampling Location = Clark County
Hydrologic Unit = 15010005
Latitude 36 07 10 Longitude 114 55 10
Township 21S Range 63E Section 13
Elevation 1280 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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