USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
10244950 Steptoe Creek Near Ely, NV
LOCATION - Lat 39°12'05.54", long 114°41'20.98" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.32, T.16 N., R.65 E., White Pine County, NV, Hydrologic Unit 16060008, in Humboldt National Forest, on left bank, 0.1 mi downstream from Clear Creek, 0.8 mi upstream from Cave Creek, and 11 mi southeast of Ely.
DRAINAGE AREA - 11.1 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Jun. 1966 to current year.
PRECIPITATION: Jul. 1991 to Mar. 1996 (discontinued).
GAGE - Datum of gage is 7360.92 ft above NAVD of 1988. The NAVD of 1988 datum was determined by a level 3 GNSS survey (Reference Frame NAD_83 (2011) (EPOCH:2010.0000), GEOID18) by USGS on January 29, 2020 and tied to RM7. Prior to January 29, 2020, the gage datum was 7440 ft above NGVD of 1929 as determined via unknown method by USGS on June 21, 1966.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 85 ft³/s, Jul. 21, 1985, gage height, 3.21 ft; minimum daily, 1.5 ft³/s, Feb. 6, 2016.