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Open-File Report 2006–1311

**U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY  Open-File Report 2006–1311**

# Water-Surface Elevations, Discharge, and Water-Quality Data for Selected Sites   in the Warm Springs Area near Moapa, Nevada

**Prepared in cooperation with the Southern Nevada Water Authority  By David A. Beck, Roslyn Ryan, Ronald J. Veley, Donald P. Harper, and Daron   J. Tanko**

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## Table of Contents

Conversion Factors, Datums, Discharge or Flow, Instantaneous Discharge, and Abbreviations and Acronyms

Abstract

Introduction

Water-Surface Elevations

Discharge and Water-Quality Data

Summary

Acknowledgments

References

Appendix A. History of Water-Resources   Development within the Warm Springs Area near Moapa, Nevada (PDF, 3.39 MB)

Appendix B. Water-Level, Discharge,   and Water-Quality Data for Selected Monitoring Sites Within the Warm Springs   Area near Moapa, Nevada (PDF, 10.3 MB)

Appendix C. National Geodetic Survey   OPUS Solution Reports for Bench Marks Established in the Warm Springs Area near   Moapa, Nevada (PDF, 120 KB)

Appendix D. Discharge and Water-Quality   Data Collected by the U.S. Geological Survey During September 10–12, 1963, in   the Warm Springs Area near Moapa, Nevada (PDF, 81 KB)

Appendix E. Discharge and Water-Quality   Data Collected by the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,   Nevada Division of Water Resources, and Southern Nevada Water Authority on February   6–7, 2001, in the Warm Springs Area near Moapa, Nevada (PDF, 35 KB)

## Figures

Figure 1. Location of study area and   local features, Moapa Valley, Nevada.

Figure 2. Location of major spring   groups, U.S. Geological Survey monitoring stations, and water-surface elevations   on August 17, 2004, in the Warm Springs area near Moapa, Nevada.

Figure 3. Location of permanent surface-elevation   bench marks in the Warm Springs area near Moapa, Nevada.

## Tables

Table 1. Index to continuous-record   and partial-record stream-gaging stations and miscellaneous sites in the Warm   Springs area near Moapa, Nevada.

Table 2. Elevation and location information   for permanent land-surface bench marks in the Warm Springs area near Moapa,   Nevada.

Table 3. Elevations and descriptions   of selected reference marks, points, and other features at continuous-recording   and partial-record stations in the Warm Springs area near Moapa, Nevada.

Table 4. Water-surface elevations measured   on August 17, 2004, at continuous-recording and partial-record stations and   miscellaneous sites in the Warm Springs area near Moapa, Nevada.

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Send questions or comments about this report to the author, **Ronald J. Veley**, (702) 564-4542.

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