Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
Standards for Water Quality
Section 445A.1622 - Truckee Region: Designated beneficial uses
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 |
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Livestock |
Irrigation |
Aquatic |
Contact |
Noncontact |
Municipal |
Industrial |
Wildlife |
Aesthetic |
Enhance |
Marsh |
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Lake Tahoe |
Existing sampling points. |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Cold-water fishery |
NAC 445A.1626 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Bronco Creek |
From its origin to the California-Nevada state line. |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
NAC 445A.1698 |
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Gray Creek |
From its origin to the California-Nevada state line. |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
NAC 445A.1702 |
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Hunter Creek at Hunter Lake |
From its origin to Hunter Lake. |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
NAC 445A.1704 |
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Hunter Lake |
The entire lake. |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
NAC 445A.1706 |
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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 |
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Washoe Lakes |
The entire lakes. |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
NAC 445A.1722 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Hobart Reservoir and tributaries |
The entire system. |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Trout |
NAC 445A.1734 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Price Lakes |
The entire lakes. |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
NAC 445A.1742 |
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Davis Lake |
The entire lake. |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Trout |
NAC 445A.1744 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Whites Creek at Steamboat Creek |
Below Steamboat Ditch. |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
NAC 445A.1758 |
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Lagomarsino Creek |
The entire length; also known as Long Valley Creek. |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
NAC 445A.1762 |
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Tracy Pond |
The entire area. |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
NAC 445A.1764 |
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Irrigation |
Irrigation |
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Livestock |
Watering of livestock |
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Contact |
Recreation involving contact with the water |
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Noncontact |
Recreation not involving contact with the water |
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Industrial |
Industrial supply |
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Municipal |
Municipal or domestic supply, or both |
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Wildlife |
Propagation of wildlife |
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Aquatic |
Propagation of aquatic life |
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Aesthetic |
Extraordinary ecological, aesthetic or recreational value |
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Enhance |
Enhancement of water quality |
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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