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CARSON RV NR FORT CHURCHILL, NV (USGS-10312000) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Nevada Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NV), has the name "CARSON RV NR FORT CHURCHILL, NV" and has the identifier USGS-10312000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)16050202. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 1302 sq mi.

This site is located in Lyon County County, Nevada at 39.29166667000000 degrees latitude and -119.3111110000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 4180.00 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 5. feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-10312000" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1975 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1975 - 1996
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1975 - 1996
Biological, Counts 1975 - 1981
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1975 - 1996
Information 1992 - 1997
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1970 - 1997
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1970 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1971 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1970 - 1997
Microbiological 1975 - 1994
Nutrient 1970 - 1997
Organics, Other 1975 - 2002
Organics, PCBs 1992 - 1997
Organics, Pesticide 1992 - 1997
Physical 1970 - 2009
Population/Community 1996 - 1996
Radiochemical 1980 - 1997
Sediment 1974 - 2002
Stable Isotopes 1994 - 2009
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-NV
OrganizationFormalName USGS Nevada Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-10312000
MonitoringLocationName CARSON RV NR FORT CHURCHILL, NV
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 16050202
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 1302
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 39.29166667000000
LongitudeMeasure -119.3111110000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 4180.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5.
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 32
CountyCode 019
ProviderName NWIS