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Barrel Spring

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Place where underground water flows naturally to the surface of the Earth.
Related terms: seep
See also: Wells
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Washoe County, Nevada
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GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
40.0775311°, -119.7284163°
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Elevation

4587 ft. (1398 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. Barrel Spring is covered by the Pyramid SW, NV US Topo Map quadrant

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Nearby Springs

Hornet Spring 3.2 mi
Salt Spring 3.6 mi
Shallow Spring 3.6 mi
Salt Cabin Spring 3.6 mi
Government Trough Spring 3.8 mi

Nearby Cities

Sutcliffe, NV 11 mi
Doyle, CA 20 mi
Herlong, CA 22 mi
Patton Village, CA 23 mi
Nixon, NV 26 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Big Canyon Ranch Man-made 0.8 mi
Left Hand Canyon Land 1.1 mi
Big Canyon Land 1.2 mi
Sharps Canyon Land 1.4 mi
Thunderbolt Canyon Land 1.4 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 SUTCLI which is approximately 11 miles away and has an elevation of 3,900 feet (687 feet lower than Barrel Spring). 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 1.17" 45.1° 28.4°
February .86" 49.4° 31.1°
March .84" 56.0° 35.6°
April .49" 62.7° 39.8°
May .66" 71.2° 47.3°
June .52" 81.0° 54.9°
July .24" 88.3° 62.3°
August .28" 87.0° 61.9°
September .46" 78.8° 55.0°
October .45" 66.5° 45.6°
November .89" 53.6° 35.6°
December .81" 46.0° 29.1°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are higher than 59% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are higher than 74% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are lower than 98% of other locations on record.