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Falls Canyon Creek @ Canyon Mouth (21NEV1_WQX-FALLS) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (identifier 21NEV1_WQX), has the name "Falls Canyon Creek @ Canyon Mouth" and has the identifier 21NEV1_WQX-FALLS. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)16040201.

This site is located in Humboldt County County, Nevada at 41.5018196000 degrees latitude and -117.7330017000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21NEV1_WQX-FALLS" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

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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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2003 - 2018
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2003 - 2019
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2003 - 2018
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2003 - 2018
Microbiological 2003 - 2019
Nutrient 2003 - 2019
Physical 2003 - 2019
*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 21NEV1_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21NEV1_WQX-FALLS
MonitoringLocationName Falls Canyon Creek @ Canyon Mouth
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText BIOASSESSMENT
HUCEightDigitCode 16040201
LatitudeMeasure 41.5018196000
LongitudeMeasure -117.7330017000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 32
CountyCode 013
ProviderName STORET