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The Carson River is a northwestern Nevada river that empties into the Carson Sink, an endorheic basin.
Carson River, river formed by headstreams in the Sierra Nevada, California, U.S. The Carson flows 125 miles (200 km) northeast into western Nevada, where it disappears into the Carson Sink. Together with the Truckee and Walker rivers, the Carson serves extensive irrigation and reclamation projects;
The Carson River Basin covers about 4,000 square miles in west-central Nevada and eastern California, flowing from its headwaters in the Sierra Nevada to the terminus at Carson Sink, 236 river miles downstream.
Visit the Carson River and cast your line on some of the best waters in Nevada for fly fishing and spin fishing. Carson River fishing is renowned for trophy rainbow, brown trout, and native cutthroat trout. Find out how to get to the Carson River in Carson City, NV and where to fish.
The East Carson River fishery in Nevada runs 21 miles to its confluence with the west fork near Genoa. The upper portion of the river downstream to Gardnerville is primarily adjacent to Forest Service land. The river then meanders through private and Washoe Tribal lands in Carson Valley.
Carson River. – The main Carson River begins near the town of Genoa where the east and west forks merge and it ends at the Carson Sink beyond Fallon. Pioneers (mid- to late 1800’s) originally fished for native trout, however, Comstock mining activities, channelization, water diversions, introduction of other fishes, and overharvesting ...
The Carson River is an important water resource for residents, agriculture, and wildlife. At the headwaters, precipitation as snow and rain can produce runoff that is unregulated until it reaches Lahontan reservoir.
The Carson River is a lifeline connecting several communities in two states. Its precious water supports our watershed’s environment, economy, and quality of life. It meanders nearly 200 miles, from the snowpack in California’s High Sierra through green alpine meadows, wide valleys, rock-lined canyons, cottonwood galleries, and high-desert ...
The East Fork Carson River is the largest tributary of the Carson River, flowing through California and Nevada in the western United States. The north-flowing river is 61 miles (98 km) long [3] and drains a mostly rural, mountainous watershed of 392 square miles (1,020 km 2). [3]
The gorge of the East Fork of the Carson River was formed by an 18-mile long glacier at the base of 11,500 foot Sonora Peak that scoured the canyon, leaving behind riverine terraces with round boulders as it melted. Caves, formed by volcanic lava tubes are located on the west side of the river.