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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  21NEV1_WQX >  21NEV1_WQX-WALK01Walker-2

Walker River @ Mason Valley Refuge &[BIO-074] (21NEV1_WQX-WALK01Walker-2) 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 "Walker River @ Mason Valley Refuge &[BIO-074]" and has the identifier 21NEV1_WQX-WALK01Walker-2. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)16050303.

This site is located in Lyon County County, Nevada at 39.1062012000 degrees latitude and -119.1239014000 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-WALK01Walker-2" 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, Counts 2001 - 2021
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2009 - 2009
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2009 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2009 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2009 - 2009
Nutrient 2009 - 2009
Physical 2009 - 2009
*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-WALK01Walker-2
MonitoringLocationName Walker River @ Mason Valley Refuge &[BIO-074]
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText BIOASSESSMENT SAMPLING SITE SAMPLED 8/7/2009
HUCEightDigitCode 16050303
LatitudeMeasure 39.1062012000
LongitudeMeasure -119.1239014000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 32
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET