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Western WMA Complex Water Condition Update Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners November 4, 2017 Alan Jenne Habitat Division Chief Wildlife Management Areas 11 Designated WMAs > 120,000 acres statewide Primarily

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Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners November 4, 2017

Alan Jenne Habitat Division Chief

Western WMA Complex Water Condition Update

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Wildlife Management Areas

11 Designated WMAs
> 120,000 acres statewide
Primarily Wetland/Waterfowl

Habitat

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Western Complex Wildlife Management Areas WMA Acres Alkali Lake WMA 3,561 Fernley WMA 12,917 Humboldt WMA 36,307 Mason Valley WMA 17,551 Scripps WMA 2,350 Carson Lake and Pasture 30,177

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Alkali Lake WMA

3,561 acres
Leased BLM land
North Wellington
Dependent on irrigation

runoff and winter precipitation Current Conditions: Dry

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Fernley WMA

12,917 acres
5,353 State
7,565 BOR
East of Fernley
1.2 million gallons/day

treated effluent Current Conditions:

Channel is wet.
Ponds tend to fill as

winter precipitation moves thru system

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Humboldt WMA

36,067 acres
18,159 State
17,908 BOR
West of Lovelock
Water is waste and drain

from agricultural crops Current Conditions:

Full

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Toulon Lake Actions Taken:

Worked with PCWCD personnel to seek opportunities for water delivery.
Cleaned approximately 3.5 miles of ditch to improve delivery efficiencies.

Current Conditions:

Toulon is partially inundated approximately 3ft. Deep.

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Mason Valley WMA

17,551 acres
North of Yerington
Extreme water year with

flood damage to road and ditch infrastructure. Current Conditions: Most ponds are full.

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Scripps WMA

2,350 acres
Washoe Valley
Completely filled in 2017

Current Conditions: Full

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Carson Lake and Pasture

30,177 BOR acres
Not yet transferred
South of Fallon
Completely filled in 2017

Current Conditions: Full