Lahontan Res NR Fallon, NV - 10312100
Be advised that the stage-capacity relation used to compute Lahontan Reservoir storage from lake stage was changed effective March 25, 2020. For more information see Location Metadata section below for more details.
Important information about this monitoring location
Be advised that the stage-capacity relation used to compute Lahontan Reservoir storage from lake stage was changed effective March 25, 2020. The relation used prior to March 25, 2020 was from a bathymetric survey completed in 2004. After March 25, 2020, the relation is from a bathymetric survey completed by the Bureau of Reclamation in 2019.
Location details and information
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
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Agency
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U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
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Site identification number
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10312100 | n/a |
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Site name
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LAHONTAN RES NR FALLON, NV | n/a |
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Site type
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Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
|
LK |
| DMS latitude | 392745 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 1190400 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 39.46241539 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -119.067661 | n/a |
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Latitude-longitude method
|
Interpolated from MAP. | M |
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Latitude-longitude accuracy
|
Accurate to + or - 10 sec. | T |
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Latitude-longitude datum
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North American Datum of 1927 | NAD27 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
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District
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Nevada | 32 |
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State
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Nevada | 32 |
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County
|
Churchill County | 001 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | SWSES33 T19N R26E M | n/a |
| Name of location map | LAHONTAN DAM, NV | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 4160. feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Interpolated from topographic map. | M |
| Altitude accuracy | 5 feet | n/a |
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Altitude datum
|
Local Mean Sea Level | LMSL |
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Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Middle Carson | 16050202 |
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Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
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Topographic setting
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n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
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n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
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Drainage area
|
1799 square miles | n/a |
| Contributing drainage area | n/a | |
| Time Zone abbreviation | PST | n/a |
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Site honors Daylight Saving Time
|
Y | n/a |
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Data reliability
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n/a | |
| Data-other GW files | NYNNNNNN | n/a |
| National aquifer | n/a | |
| Local aquifer | n/a | |
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Local aquifer type
|
n/a | |
| Well depth | n/a | |
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Hole depth
|
n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | n/a |
