Department of Water Resources

Hydrographic Regions and Basins


Washoe
 RegionBasinSq MilesAcresHydrographic Basin/Sub-Basin NameCountiesNearest CitiesDesignated
   Total110,54570,748,800Square miles/acres   

[1] NORTHWEST REGION (Hydrographic Region 1)

 4 1 4 494 316160 Virgin Valley Humboldt; Washoe Denio No
 6 1 6 147 94080 Guano Valley Washoe; Humboldt Denio; Vya No
 7 1 7 226 144640 Swan Lake Valley Washoe; Humboldt Denio No
 8 1 8 176 112640 Massacre Lake Valley Washoe Vya; Cedarville No
 9 1 9 433 277120 Long Valley Washoe Vya; Cedarville No
 10 1 10 27 17280 Macy Flat Washoe Vya No
 11 1 11 51 32640 Coleman Valley Washoe Vya No
 12 1 12 32 20480 Mosquito Valley Washoe Vya No
 13 1 13 82 52480 Warner Valley Washoe Vya No
 14 1 14 214 136960 Surprise Valley Washoe Vya; Cedarville No
 15 1 15 88 56320 Boulder Valley Washoe Vya; Cedarville No
 16 1 16 533 341120 Duck Lake Valley Washoe Gerlach No
   Total3,0521,953,280Square miles/acres   

[2] BLACK ROCK DESERT REGION (Hydrographic Region 2)

 17 2 17 12 7680 Pilgrim Flat Washoe Gerlach No
 18 2 18 31 19840 Painter Flat Washoe Gerlach No
 19 2 19 39 24960 Dry Valley Washoe Gerlach; Sutcliffe No
 20 2 20 12 7680 Sano Valley Washoe Sano; Smoke Creek No
 21 2 21 980 627200 Smoke Creek Desert Washoe Gerlach; Smoke Creek No
 22 2 22 305 195200 San Emidio Desert Washoe; Pershing Empire; Gerlach Yes
 23 2 23 9 5760 Granite Basin Washoe Gerlach No
 24 2 24 315 201600 Hualapai Flat Washoe; Humboldt; Pershing Gerlach Yes
 25 2 25 665 425600 High Rock Lake Valley Washoe; Humboldt Vya; Gerlach No
 28 2 28 2179 1394560 Black Rock Desert Humboldt; Pershing; Washoe Sulfur; Jungo; Summit Lake Yes
   Total8,6325,524,480Square miles/acres   

[5] WEST CENTRAL REGION (Hydrographic Region 5)

 79 5 76 120 76800 Fernley Area Lyon; Washoe; Storey; Churchill Fernley; Hazen Yes
   Total1,6561,059,840Square miles/acres   

[6] TRUCKEE RIVER REGION (Hydrographic Region 6)

 83 6 80 371 237440 Winnemucca Lake Valley Pershing; Washoe; Churchill Nixon; Gerlach No
 84 6 81 672 430080 Pyramid Lake Valley Washoe; Churchill Nixon; Sutcliffe No
 85 6 82 92 58880 Dodge Flat Washoe; Churchill Wadsworth No
 86 6 83 285 182400 Tracy Segment Storey; Washoe; Lyon Sparks; Fernley Yes
 87 6 84 247 158080 Warm Springs Valley Washoe Sparks Yes
 88 6 85 76 48640 Spanish Springs Valley Washoe Sparks; Reno Yes
 89 6 86 10 6400 Sun Valley Washoe Sun Valley; Sparks Yes
 90 6 87 203 129920 Truckee Meadows Washoe; Storey Reno; Sparks Yes
 91 6 88 39 24960 Pleasant Valley Washoe Reno; Washoe City Yes
 92 6 89 82 52480 Washoe Valley Washoe Washoe City Yes
 93 6 90 139 88960 Lake Tahoe Basin Douglas; Washoe; Carson City Incline Village; Glenbrook; Stateline Yes
 94 6 91 84 53760 Truckee Canyon Segment Washoe Verdi Yes
   Total2,3001,472,000Square miles/acres   

[7] WESTERN REGION (Hydrographic Region 7)

 95 7 92A 53 33920 Lemmon Valley/Western Part Washoe Lemmon Valley; Reno Yes
 96 7 92B 40 25600 Lemmon Valley/Eastern Part Washoe Lemmon Valley; Reno Yes
 97 7 93 18 11520 Antelope Valley Washoe Lemmon Valley; Sparks Yes
 98 7 94 53 33920 Bedell Flat Washoe Lemmon Valley Yes
 99 7 95 80 51200 Dry Valley Washoe D0Yle No
 100 7 96 9 5760 Newcomb Lake Valley Washoe Doyle No
 101 7 97 193 123520 Honey Lake Valley Washoe Flanigan; Doyle Yes
 102 7 98 43 27520 Skedaddle Creek Valley Washoe Smoke Creek; Doyle No
 103 7 99 58 37120 Red Rock Valley Washoe Bordertown; Lemmon Valley Yes
 104 7 100 30 19200 Cold Springs Valley Washoe Bordertown; Lemmon Valley Yes
 105 7 100A 25 16000 Cold Springs Valley/Long Valley Washoe Bordertown Yes
   Total602385,280Square miles/acres