Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Standards for Water Quality › Section 445A.1622 - Truckee Region: Designated beneficial uses

Current through June 11, 2024
The designated beneficial uses for select bodies of water
				  within the Truckee 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
Lake Tahoe
Existing sampling points.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
NAC
								445A.1626
Lake Tahoe Tributaries
All tributaries to Lake Tahoe located in Nevada and
								which are not included in NAC
								445A.1632 to
								445A.1666,
								inclusive.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
NAC
								445A.1628
Incline Creek, East Fork at the ski
								resort
From its origin to the ski resort.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
NAC
								445A.1632
Incline Creek, West Fork at State Highway
								431
From its origin to State Highway
								431.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
NAC
								445A.1634
Incline Creek, East Fork; Incline Creek, West Fork;
								and Incline Creek
The East Fork of Incline Creek from the ski resort
								to the West Fork of Incline Creek, the West Fork of Incline Creek from State
								Highway 431 to the East Fork of Incline Creek, and Incline Creek from the
								confluence of the East and West Forks of Incline Creek to Lake
								Tahoe.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
NAC
								445A.1636
Third Creek, East Fork at State Highway
								431
From its origin to State Highway
								431.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
NAC
								445A.1638
Third Creek, East Fork; Third Creek, West Fork; and
								Third Creek
The East Fork of Third Creek from State Highway 431
								to the West Fork of Third Creek, the West Fork of Third Creek from its origin
								to the East Fork of Third Creek, and Third Creek from the confluence of the
								East and West Forks of Third Creek to Lake Tahoe.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
NAC
								445A.1642
Wood Creek
From its origin to its confluence with Lake
								Tahoe.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
NAC
								445A.1644
Second Creek at Second Creek Drive
From its origin to Second Creek
								Drive.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
NAC
								445A.1646
Second Creek at Lakeshore Drive
From Second Creek Drive to its confluence with Lake
								Tahoe.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
NAC
								445A.1648
First Creek at Dale and Knotty Pine
								Drives
From its origin to Dale and Knotty Pine
								Drives.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
NAC
								445A.1652
First Creek at Lakeshore Drive
From Dale and Knotty Pine Drives to its confluence
								with Lake Tahoe.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
NAC
								445A.1654
Glenbrook Creek
From its origin to its confluence with Lake
								Tahoe.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
NAC
								445A.1656
Logan House Creek
From its origin to its confluence with Lake
								Tahoe.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
NAC
								445A.1658
Eagle Rock Creek
From its origin to its confluence with Edgewood
								Creek.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
NAC
								445A.1662
Edgewood Creek at Palisades Drive
From its origin to 50 feet downstream from the
								culvert at Palisades Drive.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
NAC
								445A.1664
Edgewood Creek at Stateline
From 50 feet downstream from the culvert at
								Palisades Drive to its confluence with Lake Tahoe.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
NAC
								445A.1666
Truckee River at the state line
At the California-Nevada state
								line.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
All life stages of mountain whitefish, rainbow
								trout and brown trout
NAC
								445A.1682
Truckee River at Idlewild
From the California-Nevada state line to
								Idlewild.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
All life stages of mountain whitefish, rainbow
								trout and brown trout
NAC
								445A.1684
Truckee River at East McCarran
From Idlewild to the East McCarran Boulevard
								Bridge.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
All life stages of mountain whitefish, rainbow
								trout and brown trout
NAC
								445A.1686
Truckee River at Lockwood Bridge
From the East McCarran Boulevard Bridge to the
								Lockwood Bridge.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Juvenile and adult rainbow trout and brown
								trout
NAC
								445A.1688
Truckee River at Derby Dam
From the Lockwood Bridge to Derby
								Dam.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Juvenile and adult rainbow trout and brown trout.
								However, the species which are sensitive to temperature are expected to seek a
								cooler microhabitat during July and August
NAC
								445A.1692
Truckee River at the Pyramid Lake Paiute
								Reservation
From Derby Dam to the exterior border of the
								Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Early spawning Lahontan cutthroat trout and their
								incubation, larvae, juveniles and migration, from May through June, depending
								on hydrologic conditions
NAC
								445A.1694
Bronco Creek
From its origin to the California-Nevada state
								line.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1698
Gray Creek
From its origin to the California-Nevada state
								line.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1702
Hunter Creek at
Hunter Lake
From its origin to Hunter Lake.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1704
Hunter Lake
The entire lake.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1706
Hunter Creek at the Truckee River
From Hunter Lake to its confluence with the Truckee
								River.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1708
Washoe Lakes
The entire lakes.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1722
Steamboat Creek at the gaging
								station
From Little Washoe Lake to gaging station number
								10349300, located in the S 1/2 of section 33, T. 18 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B.
								&M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1724
Steamboat Creek at the Truckee
								River
From gaging station number 10-349300, located in
								the S 1/2 of section 33, T. 18 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M., to its confluence
								with the Truckee River.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1726
Franktown Creek, upper
From its origin to the first irrigation diversion,
								near the north line of section 9, T. 16 N., R. 19 E., M.D.B.
								&M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1728
Franktown Creek at Washoe Lake
From the first irrigation diversion, near the north
								line of section 9, T. 16 N., R. 19 E., M.D.B. & M., to Washoe
								Lake.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1732
Hobart Reservoir and tributaries
The entire system.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1734
Ophir Creek at State Route 429
From its origin to State Route 429 (old U.S.
								Highway 395).
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1736
Ophir Creek at Washoe Lake
From State Route 429 (old U.S. Highway 395) to
								Washoe Lake.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1738
Price Lakes
The entire lakes.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1742
Davis Lake
The entire lake.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1744
Galena Creek, upper
From its origin to the east line of section 18, T.
								17 N., R. 19 E., M.D.B. & M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1746
Galena Creek, middle
From the east line of section 18, T. 17 N., R. 19
								E., M.D.B. & M., to gaging station number 10-348900 located in the SW 1/4
								of the SW 1/4 of section 2, T. 17 N., R. 19 E., M.D.B. & M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1748
Galena Creek at Steamboat Creek
From gaging station number 10-348900, located in
								the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of section 2, T. 17 N., R. 19 E., M.D.B. & M., to
								its confluence with Steamboat Creek.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1752
Whites Creek, upper
From its origin to the east line of section 33, T.
								18 N., R. 19 E., M.D.B. &M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1754
Whites Creek at Steamboat Ditch
Below the east line of section 33, T. 18 N., R. 19
								E., M.D.B. & M., to Steamboat Ditch.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1756
Whites Creek at Steamboat Creek
Below Steamboat Ditch.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1758
Lagomarsino Creek
The entire length; also known as Long Valley
								Creek.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1762
Tracy Pond
The entire area.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1764
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