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The park is located in a part of Nevada that in prehistoric times was under Lake Lahontan.When the lake had receded lower than the present-day reservoir, by about 23,000 years ago, animals such as camels, horses, rabbits, and squirrels would drink from the river, and some of their fossils have been found about 14 miles (23 km) north of the dam.
Location: Pershing County, Nevada: Coordinates: 1]: Purpose: Irrigation: Status: In use: Opening date: 1936: Operator(s): Pershing County Water Conservation District: Dam and spillways; Type of dam: Earth-fill: Impounds: Humboldt River: Height: 78 ft (24 m): Length: 1,074 ft (327 m): Reservoir; Creates: Rye Patch Reservoir: Total capacity: 213,000 acre⋅ft (263,000,000 m 3) [2]: Surface area ...
Mountain Meadows Reservoir is an artificial lake, located in Lassen County, California. The lake is also known as Walker Lake . [ 3 ] Its waters are impounded by the Indian Ole Dam , which was completed in 1924 (101 years ago) ( 1924 ) .
Imlay is located in northern Pershing County, Nevada, along Interstate 80, with access from Exit 145. The town is 34 miles (55 km) west of Winnemucca and 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Lovelock . The Humboldt River flows past 2 miles (3 km) to the north, near its inlet into Rye Patch Reservoir .
Lassen National Forest is located about 80 miles (130 km) east of Red Bluff, California. It is bordered by Sierra Nevada mountain range to the south, the Modoc Plateau to the east and California's Central Valley to the west. The forest is in parts of Lassen, Shasta, Tehama, Plumas, and Butte counties. [1]
The North Black Rock Range Wilderness is a U S Wilderness Area in Nevada under the Bureau of Land Management. It is located northeast of Soldier Meadows and south of the Summit Lake Indian Reservation. [1] [2]
Spooner Lake is at 6,972 feet (2,125 m) above sea level. [1] It is fed by numerous seeps and snowmelt and its outflow below Spooner Dam is to North Canyon Creek in Spooner Meadow. North Canyon Creek then heads west and then northwest along Highway 28 before turning to the southwest and flowing down Slaughterhouse Canyon to Glenbook and Lake Tahoe.
Lahontan State Recreation Area is a public recreation area surrounding Lake Lahontan, a 17-mile-long (27 km) impoundment of the Carson River, [4] located approximately 18 miles (29 km) west of Fallon, Nevada. [5] The reservoir features 69 miles (111 km) of shoreline and 11,200 acres (4,500 ha) of water when full. [6]