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Milkhouse Creek

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Linear body of water flowing on the Earth's surface.
Related terms: anabranch, awawa, bayou, branch, brook, creek, distributary, fork, kill, pup, rio, river, run, slough
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Lander County, Nevada
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GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
39.3574226°, -117.6856653°
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Elevation

7159 ft. (2182 m.)

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US Topo Map

The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the U.S. called US Topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22.75"x29" or larger. Milkhouse Creek is covered by the Carroll Summit, NV US Topo Map quadrant

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Nearby Streams

Haypress Creek 1.5 mi
Pole Creek 1.8 mi
North Fork Smith Creek 1.9 mi
North Fork Milkhouse Creek 2.6 mi
South Fork Milkhouse Creek 2.6 mi

Nearby Cities

Austin, NV 34 mi
Kingston, NV 34 mi
Gabbs, NV 36 mi
Fallon, NV 59 mi
Schurz, NV 67 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Long Canyon Land 0.6 mi
Billie Canyon Land 0.8 mi
Dalton Spring Water 2.0 mi
Basque Summit Land 2.1 mi
Dalton Canyon Land 2.9 mi

Historical Weather

Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is MIDDLEGATE LOW which is approximately 18 miles away and has an elevation of 4,600 feet (2,559 feet lower than Milkhouse Creek). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.

Average Daily Temperatures by Month (°F)

Average Monthly Precipitation (in inches)

Month Precip AVG High Temp AVG Low Temp
January .46" 45.1° 16.0°
February .43" 51.8° 20.8°
March .52" 58.0° 24.2°
April .45" 63.5° 27.7°
May .92" 72.0° 36.2°
June .54" 81.6° 43.1°
July .05" 90.2° 48.8°
August .13" 90.0° 46.9°
September .26" 80.8° 38.3°
October .40" 69.7° 29.0°
November .60" 55.8° 20.1°
December .37" 46.2° 14.5°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are higher than 69% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are lower than 65% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are lower than 99% of other locations on record.