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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  21NEV1_WQX >  21NEV1_WQX-LR1e

Lahontan Reservoir East of Silver Springs Beach - Epilimnion (21NEV1_WQX-LR1e) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (identifier 21NEV1_WQX), has the name "Lahontan Reservoir East of Silver Springs Beach - Epilimnion" and has the identifier 21NEV1_WQX-LR1e. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)16050202.

This site is located in Lyon County County, Nevada at 39.3769112000 degrees latitude and -119.1641006000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 4208.00 ft No vertical 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-LR1e" 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, Photosynthetic Pigments 2003 - 2013
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2003 - 2013
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2003 - 2013
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2003 - 2013
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2003 - 2013
Microbiological 2003 - 2013
Nutrient 2003 - 2013
Physical 2003 - 2013
*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-LR1e
MonitoringLocationName Lahontan Reservoir East of Silver Springs Beach - Epilimnion
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText LAKE STUDIES SAMPLING SITE. SAMPLED ONLY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS FROM 5/6/2003 THROUGH 9/26/2005
HUCEightDigitCode 16050202
LatitudeMeasure 39.3769112000
LongitudeMeasure -119.1641006000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 4208.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 32
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET