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The East Walker River rises from snow melt in the Sierra Nevada of eastern California north of Mono Lake and near the northeast boundary of Yosemite National Park.The mainstem begins in the south end of the Bridgeport Valley in Mono County, California, and flows from there north past Bridgeport, where it is impounded to form the Bridgeport Reservoir.
East Walker River The Bridgeport Valley is a large, fertile mountain basin between the eastern Sierra Nevada and the Bodie Hills of the U.S. state of California . The valley is 10 miles (16 km) long and 7.5 miles (12.1 km) wide, and is used primarily for ranching.
It lies to the east of the crest of the central Sierra Nevada in California, to the north and east of Yosemite National Park - a long strip stretching nearly to Sonora Pass on the north and Tioga Pass on the south. The headwaters of the East Walker River begin in the Hoover Wilderness. It comprises 48,601 acres (197 km 2
The California State Fair returns for another fun-filled 17-day stretch of thrill rides, funnel cake, concerts and cannabis starting Friday. This summer marks the 170th year of the State Fair ...
Its earth-filled dam was constructed in 1923 by the Walker River Irrigation District, [3] along the East Walker River. The lake has a storage capacity of 42,455 acre-feet (52,367,000 m 3 ) [ 4 ] and is supplying agricultural irrigation water for use in Nevada's Walker River Irrigation District.
The hours for the fair varies depending on the gate you enter and leave, event and activity. Main Gate and Blue Gate : 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday to Thursday; and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday to Sunday
Devil's Gate Pass is a few miles east of Sonora Junction, which is the junction of U.S. 395 with State Route 108. This segment of U.S. 395 connects Antelope Walker valley to Big Meadows (Bridgeport). State Route 108 terminates at Sonora Junction with the west bound road connecting to Sonora Pass and Sonora over the Sierra Nevada. The given ...
The Walker River is a river in west-central Nevada in the United States, approximately 62 miles (100 km) long. Fed principally by snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada of California, it drains an arid portion of the Great Basin southeast of Reno and flows into the endorheic basin of Walker Lake.