Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
Standards for Water Quality
Section 445A.1432 - Humboldt Region: Designated beneficial uses

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

Humboldt River near Osino

From the upstream source of the main stem to Osino.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Warm-water fishery

NAC 445A.1436

Humboldt River at

Palisade

From Osino to the Palisade Gage.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Warm-water fishery

NAC 445A.1438

Humboldt River at Battle Mountain

From the Palisade Gage to the Battle Mountain Gage.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Warm-water fishery

NAC 445A.1442

Humboldt River at

State Highway 789

From the Battle Mountain Gage to where State Highway 789 crosses the Humboldt River.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Warm-water fishery

NAC 445A.1444

Humboldt River at Imlay

From where State Highway 789 crosses the Humboldt River to Imlay.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Warm-water fishery

NAC 445A.1446

Humboldt River at

Woolsey

From Imlay to Woolsey.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Warm-water fishery

NAC 445A.1448

Humboldt River at

Rodgers Dam

From Woolsey to Rodgers Dam.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1452

Humboldt River at the Humboldt Sink

From Rodgers Dam to the Humboldt Sink.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1454

The Humboldt Sink

The entire sink.

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1455

Humboldt River, North Fork and tributaries at the national forest boundary

From their origin in the Independence Mountain Range to the national forest boundary.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1456

Humboldt River, North Fork at Beaver Creek

From the national forest boundary to its confluence with Beaver Creek.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1458

Humboldt River, North Fork at the Humboldt River

From its confluence with Beaver Creek to its confluence with the Humboldt River.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1462

Humboldt River, South Fork at South Fork Reservoir, including tributaries above Lee

From its origin to South Fork Reservoir, including its tributaries above Lee, except for the length of the river and the lengths of its tributaries within the exterior borders of the South Fork Indian Reservation.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1464

South Fork Reservoir

The entire reservoir.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1465

Humboldt River, South Fork at the Humboldt River

From South Fork Reservoir to its confluence with the Humboldt River.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1466

Little Humboldt River

The entire length.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1468

Little Humboldt River, North Fork at the national forest boundary

From its origin to the national forest boundary.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1472

Little Humboldt River, North Fork at the South Fork of the Little Humboldt River

From the national forest boundary to its confluence with the South Fork of the Little Humboldt River.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1474

Little Humboldt River, South Fork at the Elko-Humboldt county line

From its origin to the Elko-Humboldt county line.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1476

Little Humboldt River, South Fork at the North Fork of the Little Humboldt River

From the Elko-Humboldt county line to its confluence with the North Fork of the Little Humboldt River.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1478

Marys River, upper

From its origin to the point where the river crosses the east line of T. 42 N., R. 59 E., M.D.B. &M.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1482

Marys River at the Humboldt River

From the east line of T. 42 N., R. 59 E., M.D.B. & M., to its confluence with the Humboldt River.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1484

Tabor Creek

From its origin to the east line of T. 40 N., R. 60 E., M.D.B. &M.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1486

Maggie Creek Tributaries

From their origin to the point where they become Maggie Creek or the point of their confluence with Maggie Creek.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1488

Maggie Creek at Jack Creek

From where it is formed by the Maggie Creek tributaries to its confluence with Jack Creek.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1492

Maggie Creek at Soap Creek

From its confluence with Jack Creek to its confluence with Soap Creek.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1494

Maggie Creek at the Humboldt River

From its confluence with Soap Creek to its confluence with the Humboldt River.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1496

Secret Creek at the national forest boundary

From its origin to the national forest boundary.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1498

Secret Creek at the Humboldt River

From the national forest boundary to its confluence with the Humboldt River.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1502

Lamoille Creek at the gaging station

From its origin to gaging station number 10316500, located in the NE 1/4 of section 6, T. 32 N., R. 58 E., M.D.B. &M.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1504

Lamoille Creek at the Humboldt River

From gaging station number 10-316500, located in the NE 1/4 of section 6, T. 32 N., R. 58 E., M.D.B. & M., to its confluence with the Humboldt River.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1506

J.D. Ponds

The entire area.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1508

Denay Creek at Tonkin Reservoir

From its origin to Tonkin Reservoir.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1512

Tonkin Reservoir

The entire reservoir.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1514

Denay Creek below Tonkin Reservoir

Below Tonkin Reservoir.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1516

Rock Creek at Squaw Valley Ranch

From its origin to Squaw Valley Ranch.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1518

Rock Creek below Squaw Valley Ranch

Below Squaw Valley Ranch.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1522

Willow Creek at Willow Creek Reservoir

From its origin to Willow Creek Reservoir.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1524

Willow Creek Reservoir

The entire reservoir.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1526

North Antelope Creek

From its origin to its confluence with Antelope Creek.

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1527

Pole Creek

From its origin to the point of diversion of the Golconda water supply, near the north line of section 13, T. 35 N., R. 39 E., M.D.B. & M.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1528

Water Canyon Creek

From its origin to the point of diversion of the Winnemucca municipal water supply, near the west line of section 12, T. 35 N., R. 38 E., M.D.B. & M.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1532

Martin Creek at the national forest boundary

From its origin to the national forest boundary.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1534

Martin Creek below the national forest boundary

From the national forest boundary to the first diversion in T. 42 N., R. 40 E., M.D.B. & M.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1536

Dutch John Creek

The entire length.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1538

Huntington Creek at the White Pine-Elko county line

From its origin to the White Pine-Elko county line.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1542

Huntington Creek at Smith Creek

From the White Pine-Elko county line to its confluence with Smith Creek.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1544

Huntington Creek at the South Fork of the Humboldt River

From its confluence with Smith Creek to its confluence with the South Fork of the Humboldt River.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1546

Green Mountain

Creek at Toyn Creek

From its origin to its confluence with Toyn Creek.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1548

Toyn Creek at Corral Creek

From its confluence with Green Mountain Creek to its confluence with Corral Creek.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1552

Toyn Creek at Green Mountain Creek

From its origin to its confluence with Green Mountain Creek.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1554

Reese River at Indian Creek

From its origin to its confluence with Indian Creek, except for the length of the river within the exterior borders of the Yomba Indian Reservation.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1556

Reese River at State Route 722

From its confluence with Indian Creek to State Route 722 (old U.S. Highway 50), except for the length of the river within the exterior borders of the Yomba Indian Reservation.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1558

Reese River below State Route 722

North of State Route 722 (old U.S. Highway 50).

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

NAC 445A.1562

San Juan Creek

From its origin to the national forest boundary.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1564

Big Creek at the forest service campground

From its origin to the east boundary of the United States Forest Service's Big Creek Campground.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1566

Big Creek below the forest service campground

From the east boundary of the United States Forest Service's Big Creek Campground to the first diversion dam, near the west line of section 4, T. 17 N., R. 43 E., M.D.B. & M.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1568

Mill Creek

From its origin to the first point of diversion, near the south line of section 22, T. 29 N., R. 44 E., M.D.B. & M.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1572

Lewis Creek

From its origin to the first point of diversion, near the center of section 23, T. 30 N., R. 45 E., M.D.B. & M.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1574

Iowa Canyon Reservoir

The entire reservoir.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1576

Starr Creek

From the confluence of Ackler and Herder Creeks to its confluence with the Humboldt River.

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Trout

NAC 445A.1578

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