USGS Study Finds Lower Virgin River Water Temperatures Exceed Limits for Endangered Fish
August 05, 2025
August 05, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have published 'Analysis of Summer Water Temperatures of the Lower Virgin River Near Mesquite, Nevada, 2019-21,' a report issued in 2025. Authored by Katherine J. Earp, the publication is Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5065 and was prepared in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Wildlife. The report provides an analysis of water temper . . .