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Water-Year Summary for Site 10299100

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00060 Discharge(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
10299100 Desert Creek Near Wellington, NV
LOCATION - Lat 38°38'55", long 119°19'30" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.17, T.9 N., R.24 E., Lyon County, NV, Hydrologic Unit 16050302, on right bank 30 ft above diversion structure, half a mile above Desert Creek Ranch and 8 mi southeast of Wellington.
DRAINAGE AREA - 50.4 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - The maximum discharge and gage heights for water years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2004 were revised on Dec. 29, 2021 as they were not the maximum. The maximum discharge and gage height for water year 2005 was revised on Dec. 29, 2021 to correct a typographical error. 
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Nov. 1964 to 1979, Oct. 1998 to July 2017
GAGE - Crest-stage gage. Elevation of gage is 5,800 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, from topographic map.
REMARKS - 10/01/2013-09/30/2014: Records fair except estimated daily discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2014-09/30/2015: Records fair except estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Some regulation at times, some years, from Lobdell Lake.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 277 ft³/s, Jul. 16, 2010, gage height, 5.14 ft. Maximum gage height, 5.14 ft, July 16, 2010.