STATE OF NEVADA
SURFACE WATER MONITORING NETWORK
Colorado River Basin
Stream Name = Las Vegas Wash
Sampling Location Name = Las Vegas Wash above Lake Las Vegas
Sampling Location ID = CL3A
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 the Lake Mead Drive exit east to Lake Las Vegas Road. Turn left and follow the road until you see a fire station on your left hand side. Turn left and go behind fire station. Collect samples above the Lake Las Vegas Dam.
Beneficial Uses = Irrigation, Watering of livestock, Recreation not involving contact with the water, Industrial supply, Municipal or domestic supply or both, Propagation of wildlife, Propagation of aquatic life.
Sampling Location = Clark County
Hydrologic Unit = 15010005
Latitude 36 06 04 Longitude 114 56 02
Township 21S Range 63E Section 22
Elevation 1425 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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