HCDN: Streamflow Data Set, 1874 - 1988
By J.R. Slack, Alan M. Lumb, and Jurate Maciunas Landwehr
USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4076


Station 10312000 CARSON R NR FORT CHURCHILL, NV


Description, qualifying comments, and acceptable water years.

Drainage area is 1302 sq.mi.                            Datum is 4214.70 ft.
Located in hydrologic unit 16050202 at Latitude: 39:17:30N  Longitude: 119:18:40W
Station is in the state of NV (county code 019) and serviced by the NV office.
Channel slope is 33.00 feet/mile
Stream length is 92.28 miles
Mean basin elevation is 6870.00 feet above National Geodetic Vertical Datum
Percent of contributing drainage area covered by 
   Storage: 0.10%     Lakes: N.A.%        Forests: 32.00%     Glaciers: N.A.%
Soil infiltration index is N.A. inches
Annual precipitation is 11.00 inches
Precipitation intensity is 1.00 inches/24 hour (expected on the average once each two years)
January minimum temperature is 18.00 degrees Fahrenheit
Comments and qualifications on the data:
   Diversions for irrigation substantially constant over the past 60-80 years. Inflow to Lake Lahanton.


Daily and longer averages for 73 water years are acceptable (all years except partial years).
A water year with acceptable data is indicated by an asterisk in the time line, which spans 1874 through 1988.

                                                   Water year
1     1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1         1       1
8     8         8         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9         9       9
7     8         9         0         1         2         3         4         5         6         7         8       8
4-----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5----0----5--8
.......................................***********.***.****.*******************************************************

The streamflow data Daily values, monthly mean values, and yearly mean values of streamflow data are available in tablular form. Select the desired option from the list below.

The data tables do not have column heading for ease of reading into statistical programs. For a detailed description of the format of the data tables, select the corresponding file from the list below.

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