Water Quality and Environmental Health
Water Quality and Environmental Health
Water quality of streams and lakes in Nevada can vary significantly in different parts of the State as well as during different times of the year. NVWSC researchers monitor water-quality throughout the state as well as study how chemical and physical stressors affect environmental health.
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Monitoring Sediment and Water Quality in Clear Creek
Clear Creek is a small alpine stream that begins near Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada. The creek flows roughly parallel to U.S. Highway 50 and discharges to the Carson River near Carson City, Nevada. The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) is concerned about how historical and ongoing development in the Clear Creek drainage basin has/is affecting Clear Creek and its sediment-transport...