Week 3 - Humboldt River, Nevada

"The Humboldt River can be divided geographically into an upper, middle and lower division based on Palisade Canyon and Emigrant Canyon being the major constriction points along the Humboldt River Valley. The upper basin begins in northeastern Nevada and drains about 5,000 square miles upstream from Palisade. The middle basin has a drainage area of about 7,800 square miles and lies between Palisade and Emigrant Canyon. The lower basin is an area encompassing some 4,100 square miles from below Emigrant Canyon and extending through the Humboldt Sink in northwestern Nevada. A hydro-logic definition instead divides the Humboldt River drainage into two basins—one above and one below Palisade—based on flows that increase above and decrease below this part of the river. The river in the upper basin is 92 miles (148 km) long and in the lower basin it is 218 miles long. The major tributaries of the upper Humboldt River basin are (heading downstream) Bishop Creek, Mary's River, Lamoille Creek, North Fork Humboldt River, South Fork Humboldt River, Susie Creek,Maggie Creek and Mary's Creek; and of the lower basin they are Pine Creek, Reese River, and the Little Humboldt River.

The source of the river main stem is a spring called Humboldt Wells at the northern tip of the East Humboldt Range, just outside the city of Wells. The river flows west-southwest through Elko County past the communities of Elko and Carlin. Approximately 15 miles (24 km) upstream from Elko, the river receives the North Fork of the Humboldt River, and receives the South Fork approximately 7 miles downstream of Elko."




Fishing Information:

I have been here with my grandpa and uncle fishing in 2012. I am not much into fishing, but my uncle loves to go all the time. I went on vacation to visit to see a band play at a local casino and my uncle thought it would be good to take in a day of fishing. I enjoyed it very much, much to my surprise. There were quite a few people fishing, a lot of families. We caught a few fish, but put them back. We went for the relaxation and quiet time to just hang out.

Flows in the river fluctuate between 13 and 700 cubic feet per second. The primary species found in this section of river include white crappie, wipers (white bass x stripper hybrid), channel catfish, large-mouth bass, small-mouth bass, walleye, brown bullhead, bluegill, green sunfish, and yellow perch. The best time for fishing has proven to be from early May through early July. The effective fishing methods include bottom fishing with night-crawlers and live bait as well as using small crappie.

http://www.ndow.org/Bodies_Of_Water/Humboldt_River/for permission to access the river or to camp. (