USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

10322000 Maggie Creek At Carlin, NV

LOCATION - Lat 40°42'58.48", long 116°05'36.87" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.26, T.33 N., R.52 E., Elko County, NV, Hydrologic Unit 16040101, on right bank, approximately 0.5 mi above confluence with the Humboldt River, and 0.5 mi east of Carlin.

DRAINAGE AREA - 396 mi².

REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR NV-93-1: Drainage area. Elevation of gage from beginning of record to 10/17/2017 was 4900 ft and was revised on 10/17/2017, based on single-base OPUS-S level 3 survey.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - Jul. 1913 to Dec. 1921, Apr. to May 1922, Apr. 1923 to Sep. 1924, Apr. 1992 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 4910.6 ft above NAVD88 from Global Navigation Satellite System survey quality level 3. Prior to Apr. 1992, at several sites in immediate vicinity at different datums. Prior to Feb. 9, 2012 at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

REMARKS - Flows influenced by mine de-watering into creek 6.0 mi upstream since Apr. 1994. 10/01/2013-09/30/2014: Records fair. 10/01/2014-09/30/2015: Records fair. 10/01/2015-09/30/2016: Records fair. 10/01/2016-09/30/2017: Records good except for estimated discharges, which are fair. 10/01/2017-09/30/2018: Records fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2018-09/30/2019: Records good. 10/01/2019-09/30/2020: Records good. 10/01/2020-09/30/2021: Records fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Discharge 2,440 ft³/s, Feb. 12, 1962, computed from culvert computations and floodmarks. Flood of Feb-Mar. 1910 may have been higher but discharge is unknown.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 1,200 ft³/s, Mar. 18, 2017, gage height, 4.18 ft; no flow many days, many years.