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WALKER LAKE 2 SOUTH NDOW (USGS-383903118425301) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake, reservoir, impoundment site, maintained by the USGS Nevada Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NV), has the name "WALKER LAKE 2 SOUTH NDOW" and has the identifier USGS-383903118425301. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)16050304. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Mineral County County, Nevada at 38.65083330000000 degrees latitude and -118.7146944000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)" and the accuracy is .1 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-383903118425301" 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 2022 - 2022
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2022 - 2022
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria, Photosynthetic,Phycocyanin 2021 - 2024
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2017 - 2023
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2021 - 2024
Biological, Fish 2017 - 2017
Cyanotoxins, Phytotoxins 2022 - 2022
Information 2015 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2015 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2015 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2015 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2015 - 2023
Nutrient 2021 - 2023
Organics, Other 2017 - 2017
Physical 2015 - 2024
Radiochemical 2015 - 2015
*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-383903118425301
MonitoringLocationName WALKER LAKE 2 SOUTH NDOW
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
HUCEightDigitCode 16050304
LatitudeMeasure 38.65083330000000
LongitudeMeasure -118.7146944000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 32
CountyCode 021
ProviderName NWIS