Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Standards for Water Quality › Section 445A.1282 - Black Rock Region: Designated beneficial uses

Current through June 11, 2024
The designated beneficial uses for select bodies of water
				  within the Black Rock 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
Smoke Creek
From the California-Nevada state line to the Smoke
								Creek Desert.
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1286
Squaw Creek Reservoir
The entire reservoir.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1288
Negro Creek
From its origin to the first irrigation diversion,
								near the west line of section 28, T. 36 N., R. 23 E., M.D.B. &
								M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1292
Mahogany Creek
From its origin to the exterior border of the
								Summit Lake Indian Reservation.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1296
Leonard Creek
From its origin to the first point of diversion,
								near the south line of section 12, T. 42 N., R. 28 E., M.D.B. &
								M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1298
Bilk Creek, upper
From its origin to its intersection with the south
								line of section 35, T. 45 N., R. 32 E., M.D.B. & M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1302
Bilk Creek at Bilk Creek Reservoir
From its intersection with the south line of
								section 35, T. 45 N., R. 32 E., M.D.B. & M., to Bilk Creek
								Reservoir.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1304
Bilk Creek Reservoir
The entire reservoir.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1306
Bottle Creek
From its origin to the first point of diversion,
								near the east line of section 23, T. 40 N., R. 32 E., M.D.B. &
								M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1308
Quinn River, East and South Forks
From their origin to the confluence of the East and
								South Forks, except for the length of the river within the exterior borders of
								the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1312
Quinn River (the slough)
From the Oregon-Nevada state line in section 31, T.
								48 N., R. 38 E., M.D.B. & M., to the confluence with the main tributary of
								the Quinn River at the south line of section 17, T. 47 N., R. 38 E., M.D.B.
								& M., except for the length of the river within the exterior borders of the
								Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation.
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1316
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 R127-10, 12-16-2010;
				  R129-10, 1-13-2011; R093-13, 12-23-2013; A by
				  R113-22A,
				  eff. 4/19/2024
NRS 445A.425,
					 445A.520