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.

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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 ft

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Metals (pdf format)    Metals (Excel xls format)   USGS Flow Data
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