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CARSON RV NR SILVER SPGS, NV (USGS-10312020) 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 SILVER SPGS, NV" and has the identifier USGS-10312020. 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 1450 sq mi.

This site is located in Lyon County County, Nevada at 39.29297340000000 degrees latitude and -119.2523802000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 10 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-10312020" 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 2017 - 2017
Biological, Fish 2017 - 2017
Information 1994 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1962 - 1995
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1962 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1968 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1962 - 1997
Nutrient 1968 - 2019
Organics, Other 1993 - 2023
Organics, Pesticide 1994 - 1994
Physical 1962 - 2023
Radiochemical 1994 - 1994
Sediment 1993 - 2023
Stable Isotopes 1994 - 1995
*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-10312020
MonitoringLocationName CARSON RV NR SILVER SPGS, NV
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 16050202
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 1450
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 39.29297340000000
LongitudeMeasure -119.2523802000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 32
CountyCode 019
ProviderName NWIS