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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  21NEV1_WQX >  21NEV1_WQX-SB6

Steamboat Ditch @ Rhodes Road (21NEV1_WQX-SB6) 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 "Steamboat Ditch @ Rhodes Road" and has the identifier 21NEV1_WQX-SB6. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)16050102.

This site is located in Washoe County County, Nevada at 39.3774681000 degrees latitude and -119.7437973000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 4606.00 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-SB6" 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 1999 - 2014
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1999 - 2014
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1999 - 2014
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1999 - 2014
Microbiological 1999 - 2014
Nutrient 1999 - 2014
Physical 1999 - 2014
*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-SB6
MonitoringLocationName Steamboat Ditch @ Rhodes Road
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText STEAMBOAT CREEK LONG TERM MONITORING SITE. SITE IS NO LONGER ACTIVE. THE STEAMBOAT DITCH IS FED BY IRRIGATION WATERS THAT HAVE BEEN DIVERTED FROM THE TRUCKEE RIVER FOR AGRICULTURAL USE. THE SAMPLE IS COLLECTED ABOUT 20 FEET DOWN STREAM OF THE RHODES RO
HUCEightDigitCode 16050102
LatitudeMeasure 39.3774681000
LongitudeMeasure -119.7437973000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 4606.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 32
CountyCode 031
ProviderName STORET