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Truckee River @ Farad (21NEV1_WQX-NV06-102-M-005) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This river/stream site, maintained by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (identifier 21NEV1_WQX), has the name "Truckee River @ Farad" and has the identifier 21NEV1_WQX-NV06-102-M-005. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)16050102.

This site is located in Nevada County County, California at 39.4212799000 degrees latitude and -120.0326996000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 5180.00 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21NEV1_WQX-NV06-102-M-005" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1999 - 2017
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1999 - 2017
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2014 - 2017
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2014 - 2017
Microbiological 1999 - 2017
Nutrient 1999 - 2017
Physical 1999 - 2017
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 21NEV1_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21NEV1_WQX-NV06-102-M-005
MonitoringLocationName Truckee River @ Farad
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText TRUCKEE RIVER LONG TERM MONITORING SITE. THIS SITE IS SAMPLED MONTHLY BY DRI. ITS LOCATED ON THE WEST BANK APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS DOWNSTREAM OF THE FARAD POWER STATION AND IS REACHED VIA THE I-80 FARAD EXIT.
HUCEightDigitCode 16050102
LatitudeMeasure 39.4212799000
LongitudeMeasure -120.0326996000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 5180.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 057
ProviderName STORET