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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 39°31'49",   Longitude 119°47'40"   NAD27

Washoe County, Nevada, Hydrologic Unit 16050102

Drainage area: 1,067 square miles

Datum of gage: 4,448.04 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1989-01-11	2026-01-25
Daily Data
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1989-08-26	1998-09-29	8232
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1906-10-01	2026-01-24	37419
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)	2023-02-03	2026-01-25	2200
Daily Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1989-08-26	1998-09-29	2744
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1906-10-01	2025-07-16	37227
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)	2023-02-03	2025-11-14	661
Monthly Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1989-08	1998-09
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1906-10	2025-07
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)	2023-02	2025-11
Annual Statistics
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1989	1998
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1907	2025
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)	2023	2026
Peak streamflow	1907-03-18	2024-05-15	99
Field measurements	1908-10-09	2026-01-12	1005
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1977-04-11	2012-05-17	155
Water-Year Summary	2005	2025	21
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