USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 10302002

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10302002 Walker River At Lateral 2-A Siphon Near Schurz, NV

LOCATION - Lat 38°56'25", long 118°48'10" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.36, T.13 N., R.28 E., Mineral County, NV, Hydrologic Unit 16050303, on left bank, 0.4 mi east of U.S. Highway 95 and U.S. Alternate Highway 95 Junction, and 0.9 mi southeast of U.S. Highway 95 Highway Bridge in Schurz.

DRAINAGE AREA - 2,815 mi².

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Oct. 1994 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 4,140 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, from topographic map.

REMARKS - Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by Bridgeport Reservoir (station 10292500), Topaz Lake (station 10297000), and Weber Reservoir (station 10301700), combined capacity, 112,600 acre-ft. 10/01/2013-09/30/2014: Records poor. 10/01/2014-09/30/2015: Records good. 10/01/2015-09/30/2016: Records good. 10/01/2016-09/30/2017: Records fair. 10/01/2017-09/30/2018: Records fair. 10/01/2018-09/30/2019: Records fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2019-09/30/2020: Records good except for estimated discharges, which are poor.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 2,400 ft³/s, Jan. 9, 1997, gage height, 7.39 ft; maximum gage height, 7.82 ft; minimum daily discharge, 0.0 ft³/s, many days, many years.

WATER-QUALITY RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Nov. and Dec. 1993, May to Jun. 1996, Nov. 1996 to current year.

PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: May 1995 to Jun. 1996 (seasonal), Nov. 1996 to current year. WATER TEMPERATURE: May 1995 to Jun. 1996 (seasonal), Nov. 1996 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION - Specific conductance and water temperature monitor May 1995 to Jun. 1996, Nov. 1996 to current year, four times per hour.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 983 microsiemens, cm at 25°C, Jan. 14, 2013; minimum daily, 143 microsiemens, cm at 25°C, May 12, 1998 and Jul. 10, 2006. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 34.0°C, Jul. 24, 2004; minimum daily, 0.0°C, many days during winter months most years.