Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Standards for Water Quality › Section 445A.1792 - Carson Region: Designated beneficial uses

Current through June 11, 2024
The designated beneficial uses for select bodies of water
				  within the Carson Region are prescribed in this section:
Water Body Name
Segment Description
Beneficial Uses
Aquatic Life Species of Concern
Water Quality Standard NAC Reference
Livestock
Irrigation
Aquatic
Contact
Noncontact
Municipal
Industrial
Wildlife
Aesthetic
Enhance
Marsh
Carson River, West Fork at the state
								line
At the California-Nevada state
								line.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Rainbow trout and brown trout
NAC
								445A.1796
Bryant Creek near the state line
From the California-Nevada state line to its
								confluence with the East Fork of the Carson River.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Rainbow trout and brown trout
NAC
								445A.1798
Carson River, East Fork at the state
								line
At the California-Nevada state
								line.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Rainbow trout and brown trout
NAC
								445A.1802
Carson River, East Fork at U.S.
Highway 395 south of Gardnerville
From the California-Nevada state line to the
								Riverview Mobile Home Park at U.S. Highway 395 south of Gardnerville, except
								for the length of the river within the exterior borders of the Washoe Indian
								Reservation.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Rainbow trout and brown trout
NAC
								445A.1804
Carson River, East Fork at Muller
								Lane
From the Riverview Mobile Home Park at U.S. Highway
								395 to Muller Lane, except for the length of the river within the exterior
								borders of the Washoe Indian Reservation.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Rainbow trout and brown trout
NAC
								445A.1806
Carson River at Genoa Lane
The East Fork of the Carson River from Muller Lane
								to the West Fork, the West Fork of the Carson River from the California-Nevada
								state line to the East Fork, and the main stem of the Carson River from the
								confluence of the East and West Forks to Genoa Lane.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Catfish, rainbow trout and brown
								trout
NAC
								445A.1808
Carson River at Cradlebaugh Bridge
From Genoa Lane to U.S. Highway 395 at Cradlebaugh
								Bridge, except for the length of the river within the exterior borders of the
								Washoe Indian Reservation.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Catfish, rainbow trout and brown
								trout
NAC
								445A.1812
Carson River at the Mexican Ditch
								Gage
From U.S. Highway 395 at Cradlebaugh Bridge to the
								Mexican Ditch Gage.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Rainbow trout and brown trout
NAC
								445A.1814
Carson River near New Empire
From the Mexican Ditch Gage to New
								Empire.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Smallmouth bass, rainbow trout and brown
								trout
NAC
								445A.1816
Carson River at Dayton Bridge
From New Empire to the Dayton
								Bridge.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Walleye, channel catfish and white
								bass
NAC
								445A.1818
Carson River at Lahontan Reservoir
From the Dayton Bridge to Lahontan
								Reservoir.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Walleye, channel catfish and white
								bass
NAC
								445A.1822
Lahontan Reservoir
The entire reservoir.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Walleye, channel catfish and white
								bass
NAC
								445A.1824
Lower Carson River
From Lahontan Reservoir to the Carson Sink (the
								natural channel).
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1826
Daggett Creek
From its origin to the Carson
								River.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1828
Genoa Creek
From its origin to the first diversion box at the
								mouth of the canyon, near the east line of section 9, T. 13 N., R. 19 E.,
								M.D.B. & M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1832
Sierra Canyon Creek
From its origin to the first diversion structure at
								the mouth of the canyon, near the east line of section 4, T. 13 N., R. 19 E.,
								M.D.B. & M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1834
Clear Creek at the gaging station
From its origin to gaging station number 10-3105,
								located in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of section 1, T. 14 N., R. 19 E., M.D.B.
								& M., except for the length of the creek within the exterior borders of the
								Washoe Indian Reservation.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1836
Clear Creek at the Carson River
From gaging station number 10-3105, located in the
								NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of section 1, T. 14 N., R. 19 E., M.D.B. & M., to the
								Carson River, except for the length of the creek within the exterior borders of
								the Washoe Indian Reservation.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1838
Kings Canyon
From its origin to the point of diversion of the
								Carson City Water Department, near the east line of section 23, T. 15 N., R. 19
								E., M.D.B. & M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1842
Ash Canyon
From its origin to the first point of diversion of
								the Carson City Water Department, near the west line of section 12, T. 15 N.,
								R. 19 E., M.D.B. & M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1844
V-Line Canal
From the Carson diversion dam to its division into
								the S and L Canals.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1846
Rattlesnake Reservoir
The entire reservoir; also known as S-Line
								Reservoir.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1848
Indian Lakes
All the lakes, including Upper Lake, Likes Lake,
								Papoose Lake, Big Indian Lake, Little Cottonwood Lake, Big Cottonwood Lake and
								East Lake.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1852
Diagonal Drain
The entire length.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1854
South Carson Lake
The entire lake; also known as Government Pasture
								and the Greenhead Gun Club.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1856
Harmon Reservoir
The entire reservoir.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1858
Stillwater Marsh east of Westside
								Road
East of Westside Road and north of the community of
								Stillwater.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1862
Stillwater Marsh west of Westside
								Road
West of Westside Road and south of the community of
								Stillwater.
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1864
Irrigation
Irrigation
Livestock
Watering of livestock
Contact
Recreation involving contact with the
								water
Noncontact
Recreation not involving contact with the
								water
Industrial
Industrial supply
Municipal
Municipal or domestic supply, or both
Wildlife
Propagation of wildlife
Aquatic
Propagation of aquatic life
Aesthetic
Extraordinary ecological, aesthetic or
								recreational value
Enhance
Enhancement of water quality
Marsh
Maintenance of a freshwater marsh
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n by R160-06, eff. 8-26-2008; A by
				  R101-14,
				  eff. 4/4/2016; A by
				  R113-22A,
				  eff. 4/19/2024
NRS 445A.425,
					 445A.520