Nevada § 243.340 - Creation--1861; boundaries redefined 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1983 and 2005; subsequent boundary revisions approved by affected counties

§ 243.340. Creation--1861; boundaries redefined 1965, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1983 and 2005; subsequent boundary revisions approved by affected counties

1. There shall be a county, to be known as Washoe County, to include all that part

of the State of Nevada within the boundaries described as follows: Beginning at the

northwest corner of Carson City, and running easterly along the northern boundary

of Carson City to the county boundary monument common to Washoe County, Lyon County,

Carson City and Storey County; thence N. 12°22′55″ W. 3,137.70 feet to the section

corner common to sections 10, 11, 14 and 15, T. 16 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence

easterly along the section line common to sections 11 and 14 to the section corner

common to sections 11, 12, 13 and 14, T. 16 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly

along the section line common to sections 11 and 12 to the section corner common to

sections 1, 2, 11 and 12, T. 16 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing northerly

along the section line common to sections 1 and 2 to the east one-quarter corner of

section 2; thence easterly along the east-west one-quarter section line to the range

line common to R. 20 E. and R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along such range

line to the township line common to T. 16 N. and T. 17 N., M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing

northerly along the range line to the section corner common to sections 25 and 36,

T. 17 N., R. 20 E., and sections 30 and 31, T. 17 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence

continuing northerly along the range line to the section corner common to sections

24 and 25, T. 17 N., R. 20 E., and sections 19 and 30, T. 17 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B.

& M.; thence continuing northerly along the range line to the section corner common

to sections 13 and 24, T. 17 N., R. 20 E., and sections 18 and 19, T. 17 N., R. 21

E., M.D.B. & M.; thence easterly along the section line common to sections 18 and

19 to the section corner common to sections 17, 18, 19 and 20, T. 17 N., R. 21 E.,

M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the section line common to sections 17 and 18

to the section corner common to sections 7, 8, 17 and 18, T. 17 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B.

& M.; thence westerly along the section line common to sections 7 and 18 to the south

one-quarter corner of section 7; thence northerly along the north-south one-quarter

section line to the one-quarter corner common to sections 6 and 7, T. 17 N., R. 21

E., M.D.B. & M.; thence westerly along the section line common to sections 6 and

7 to the range line common to R. 20 E. and R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly

along the range line to the township line common to T. 17 N. and T. 18 N., M.D.B.

& M.; thence westerly along the township line to the south one-quarter corner of

section 36, T. 18 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the north-south

one-quarter section line to the one-quarter corner common to sections 25 and 36, T.

18 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence easterly along the section line common to sections

25 and 36 to the range line common to R. 20 E. and R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence

northerly along the range line to the section corner common to sections 24 and 25,

T. 18 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M., and sections 19 and 30, T. 18 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B.

& M.; thence easterly along the section line common to sections 19 and 30 to the

section corner common to sections 19, 20, 29 and 30, T. 18 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B. &

M.; thence northerly along the section line common to sections 19 and 20 to the section

corner common to sections 17, 18, 19 and 20, T. 18 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence

continuing northerly along the section line common to sections 17 and 18 to the section

corner common to sections 7, 8, 17 and 18, T. 18 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence

continuing northerly along the section line common to sections 7 and 8 to the section

corner common to sections 5, 6, 7 and 8, T. 18 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence

westerly along the section line common to sections 6 and 7 to the section corner common

to sections 6 and 7 and sections 1 and 12, T. 18 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence

continuing westerly along the section line common to sections 1 and 12 to the section

corner common to sections 1, 2, 11 and 12, T. 18 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence

northerly along the section line common to sections 1 and 2 to the section corner

common to sections 1 and 2 and sections 35 and 36, T. 19 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.;

thence continuing northerly along the section line common to sections 35 and 36 to

the section corner common to sections 25, 26, 35 and 36, T. 19 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B.

& M.; thence continuing northerly along the section line common to sections 25 and

26 to the section corner common to sections 23, 24, 25 and 26, T. 19 N., R. 20 E.,

M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing northerly along the section line common to sections

23 and 24, to the section corner common to sections 13, 14, 23 and 24, T. 19 N., R.

20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing northerly along the section line common to

sections 13 and 14 to the section corner common to sections 11, 12, 13 and 14, T.

19 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence easterly along the section line common to sections

12 and 13 to the centerline of the Truckee River (as described in paragraph (a) of

subsection 2 of NRS 243.335 ); thence down such centerline of the Truckee River to the section line common to

sections 10 and 11, T. 19 N., R. 21 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing northerly along

the section line common to sections 10 and 11 to the intersection of the section line

common to sections 10 and 11 with the southern boundary of the right-of-way of Interstate

Highway No. 80; thence continuing northeasterly along the southern boundary of the

right-of-way of Interstate Highway No. 80 to the intersection of the southern boundary

of the right-of-way of Interstate Highway No. 80 with the north-south centerline of

section 32, T. 20 N., R. 22 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence continuing southerly along the

centerline of section 32 to the centerline of the Truckee River, as described in paragraph

(a) of subsection 2 of NRS 243.335 ; thence down such centerline to its lower crossing; thence S. 53°06′03″ E. to a

point in the Immigrant Road further described as being a 1 1 / 46 -inch iron pipe marked Storey, Lyon and Washoe; thence S. 27°53′57″ W., 2,021.40

feet along the easterly line of Storey County to a point in the section line common

to sections 3 and 10, T. 20 N., R. 24 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence easterly along the

section lines common to sections 3 and 10 to the easterly boundary of the Pyramid

Lake Reservation, thence northeasterly along said Pyramid Lake Reservation Boundary

to the section line common to sections 26 and 35, T. 21 N., R. 24 E.; thence easterly

along the section line common to sections 25, 26, 35 and 36, T. 21 N., R. 24 E.;

thence continuing easterly along the section line common to sections 29, 30, 31 and

32, T. 21 N., R. 25 E. to the section corner common to sections 28, 29, 32 and 33,

T. 21 N., R. 25 E.; thence northerly along the section lines common to sections 20,

21, 28 and 29 to the section corner common to sections 16, 17, 20 and 21, T. 21 N.,

R. 25 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence easterly along the section line common to sections

16 and 21 to the section corner common to sections 15, 16, 21 and 22, T. 21 N., R.

25 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the section lines common to sections

3, 4, 9, 10, 15 and 16, to the township line common to T. 21 N. and T. 22 N., M.D.B.

& M.; thence westerly along the township line to the section corner common to sections

33 and 34, T. 22 N., R. 25 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the section lines

common to sections 9, 10, 15, 16, 21, 22, 27, 28, 33 and 34 to the one-quarter corner

common to sections 9 and 10, T. 22 N., R. 25 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence westerly along

the one-quarter section line to the one-quarter corner common to sections 8 and 9,

T. 22 N., R. 25 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the section lines common

to sections 4, 5, 8 and 9 to the township line common to T. 22 N. and T. 23 N., M.D.B.

& M.; thence westerly along the township line to the section line common to sections

31 and 32, T. 23 N., R. 25 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the section lines

common to sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30, 31 and 32 to the township lines

common to T. 23 N., T. 24 N., M.D.B. & M.; thence westerly along the township line

to the range line common to R. 24 E. and R. 25 E., M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly

along the range line to the 40th degree of north latitude; thence westerly along

the 40th degree of north latitude to the range line common to R. 23 E. and R. 24 E.,

M.D.B. & M.; thence northerly along the common range lines continuously through each

successive township to the Oregon line; thence westerly along the Oregon line to

the California line; thence southerly along the California line to the place of beginning. 2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in subsection 1: (a) The common boundary line between Carson City and Washoe County is redefined on

July 1, 1969, and that boundary line is hereby established as provided in section

1.030 of chapter 213, Statutes of Nevada 1969, as amended. (b) The common boundary line between Storey County and Washoe County is redefined

on April 21, 1973, and that boundary line is established as provided in subsection

1 and NRS 243.335 .