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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024

10325000 Humboldt River At Battle Mountain, NV

LOCATION - Lat 40°40'04", long 116°55'49" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.08, T.32 N., R.45 E., Lander County, NV, Hydrologic Unit 16040105, on left bank, downstream side of bridge on State Highway 806, 2 mi north of Battle Mountain, and at mi 249.01 above Derby Road bridge. Reese River enters Humboldt River several mi below station according to maps, but due to levees, Highway 806, and the railroad bed, the high water confluence is at Highway 806 bridge.

DRAINAGE AREA - 11,200 mi². includes drainage of Reese River.

REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1564: 1897-98, 1923; WDR NV-99-1: Drainage area. Elevation of gage from beginning of record to 10/17/2017 was 4,489.09 ft and was revised on 10/17/2017, based on single-base OPUS-S level 3 survey.

SURFACE-WATER RECORDS

PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1896 to Dec. 1897, Mar. 1921 to Apr. 1924, Oct. 1945 to Sep. 1981, Feb. 1991 to current year.

GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 4,492.9 ft above NAVD88 from Global Navigation Satellite System survey quality level 3. Prior to Mar. 1, 1921, nonrecording gage 1.3 mi upstream and Mar. 1, 1921, to Apr. 19, 1924, nonrecording gage 0.8 mi upstream, both at different datums. Oct. 1945 to Sep. 10, 1972, water-stage recorder at site 1.0 mi upstream at datum 4.79 ft higher.

REMARKS - Records prior to 1969 (except the maximum for the period of record) do not always include flow in secondary channels or ditches at medium-high stages, much of which was used for irrigation. Many diversions above station for irrigation. 10/01/2013-09/30/2014: Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2014-09/30/2015: Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2015-09/30/2016: Records fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2016-09/30/2017: Records fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2017-09/30/2018: Records fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2018-09/30/2019: Records fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2019-09/30/2020: Records fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor. 10/01/2020-09/30/2021: Records fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 8,880 ft³/s, Apr. 11, 2006, gage height, 11.30 ft; maximum gage height, 11.32 ft, Feb. 15, 2017; no flow some days, some years.