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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
10320000 South Fork Humboldt River Above Dixie Creek Near Elko, NV
LOCATION - Lat 40°41'06", long 115°48'45" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.05, T.32 N., R.55 E., Elko County, NV, Hydrologic Unit 16040103, on left bank, 1.5 mi upstream from Dixie Creek, and 10.5 mi south of Elko.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,150 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Oct. 1948 to Sep. 1982, Jul. 1988 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 5,140 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, from topographic map.
REMARKS - Flow regulated by South Fork Reservoir, approximately 2.0 mi upstream, since Dec, 1987. Diversions for irrigation are above the dam. Records not adjusted for storage. Records fair except for estimated discharges, which are poor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge prior to dam, 3,100 ft³/s, Jan. 12, 1979, gage height, 6.80 ft; maximum discharge after dam, 2,260 ft³/s, May 29, 30, Jun. 01, 2005, gage height, 5.59 ft; minimum daily prior to dam, 0.10 ft³/s, Sep. 09, 1959; minimum daily after dam, 1.04 ft³/s, Aug. 4, 2022.
