Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Standards for Water Quality › Section 445A.1332 - Snake Region: Designated beneficial uses

Current through June 11, 2024
The designated beneficial uses for select bodies of water
				  within the Snake 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
Goose Creek
Within the State of Nevada.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1336
Salmon Falls
Creek
From the confluence of the North and South Forks of
								Salmon Falls Creek to the Nevada-Idaho state line.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1338
Shoshone Creek
From the Nevada-Idaho state line to its confluence
								with Salmon Falls Creek.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1342
Jarbidge River, East Fork
From its origin to the Nevada-Idaho state
								line.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1344
Jarbidge River, above Jarbidge
From its origin to the bridge above the town of
								Jarbidge.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1346
Jarbidge River, below Jarbidge
From the bridge above the town of Jarbidge to the
								Nevada-Idaho state line.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1348
Bruneau River
From its origin to the Nevada-Idaho state
								line.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1352
Owyhee River, above Mill Creek
From Wild Horse Reservoir to its confluence with
								Mill Creek.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1354
Owyhee River, below Mill Creek
From its confluence with Mill Creek to the exterior
								border of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1356
Owyhee River, South Fork
From its origin to the Nevada-Idaho state
								line.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1362
Salmon Falls Creek, North Fork
From the national forest boundary to its confluence
								with the South Fork of Salmon Falls Creek.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1364
Salmon Falls Creek, South Fork
From the national forest boundary to its confluence
								with the North Fork of Salmon Falls Creek.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1366
Camp Creek at the national forest
								boundary
From its origin to the national forest
								boundary.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1368
Camp Creek at the South Fork of Salmon Falls
								Creek
From the national forest boundary to its confluence
								with the South Fork of Salmon Falls Creek.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1372
Cottonwood Creek at the national forest
								boundary
From its origin to the national forest
								boundary.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1374
Cottonwood Creek at the South Fork of Salmon Falls
								Creek
From the national forest boundary to its confluence
								with the South Fork of Salmon Falls Creek.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1376
Canyon Creek at the national forest
								boundary
From its origin to the national forest
								boundary.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1378
Canyon Creek at the South Fork of Salmon Falls
								Creek
From the national forest boundary to its confluence
								with the South Fork of Salmon Falls Creek.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1382
Bear Creek
From its origin to the point of diversion for the
								Jarbidge municipal water supply, near the east line of section 17, T. 46 N., R.
								58 E., M.D.B. & M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1384
76 Creek
The entire length.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1386
Owyhee River, East Fork above Wild Horse
								Reservoir
From its origin to Wild Horse
								Reservoir.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1388
Deep Creek
From its origin to Wild Horse
								Reservoir.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1392
Penrod Creek, including tributaries
From its origin, including its tributaries, to Wild
								Horse Reservoir.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1394
Hendricks Creek
From its origin to Wild Horse
								Reservoir.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1396
Wild Horse Reservoir
The entire reservoir.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1398
Browns Gulch
From its origin to the point of diversion for the
								Mountain City municipal water supply, near the south line of section 24, T. 46
								N., R. 53 E., M.D.B. &M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1402
Jack Creek
From its origin to its confluence with Harrington
								Creek.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1404
Harrington Creek
From its confluence with Jack Creek to the South
								Fork of the Owyhee River.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1406
Bull Run
Reservoir
The entire reservoir.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1408
Wilson Reservoir
The entire reservoir.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
NAC
								445A.1412
Taylor Canyon Creek
From its origin to its confluence with the South
								Fork of the Owyhee River.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1414
Trout Creek at Goose Creek
From the Nevada-Idaho state line to its confluence
								with Goose Creek.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1416
Trout Creek at Salmon Falls Creek
From its origin to its confluence with Salmon Falls
								Creek.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1418
Jack Creek at Jarbidge River
From its origin to its confluence with the Jarbidge
								River.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
NAC
								445A.1422
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
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n by R160-06, eff. 8-26-2008; A by R133-10, 12-16-2010; A by
				  R113-22A,
				  eff. 4/19/2024
NRS 445A.425,
					 445A.520