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The East Walker River is an approximately 90 miles (140 km) long, [2] tributary of the Walker River, in eastern California and western Nevada in the United States. It drains part of the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada in the watershed of Walker Lake in the Great Basin.
Walker River State Recreation Area is a 12,300-acre (5,000 ha) state park unit of Nevada along the East Walker River near the city of Yerington. The park is one of Nevada's largest and newest state park units, dedicated by Governor Brian Sandoval on September 18, 2018. [2] The park is composed of four units consisting of historical ranch land.
The Walker River is formed in southern Lyon County, 9 miles (14 km) south of Yerington, by the confluence of the East Walker and West Walker rivers. The West Walker River originates at Tower Lake in Mono County, California, 9,623 ft (2,933 m) above sea level in the Stanislaus National Forest.
East Walker River; West Walker River; Pacific Ocean. Columbia watershed. Columbia River (OR) Snake River (ID) Owyhee River. South Fork Owyhee River.
The headwaters of the East Walker River begin in the Hoover Wilderness. It comprises 48,601 acres (197 km 2). Many trails lead into it from the east, from Walker Meadow (off the Sonora Pass road), Buckeye Creek, Green Lakes, Virginia Lakes, Lundy Lake, and Saddlebag Lake (off the Tioga Pass road).
The East Walker River is the main stream flowing through the Bridgeport Valley; tributaries include Robinson and Swauger Creeks. [1] The only town in the valley is Bridgeport , near Bridgeport Reservoir , which is formed by a dam that floods the northern end of the valley.
The East Walker River Petroglyph Site, near Yerington, Nevada, United States, is a 90-acre (36 ha) archeological site that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] The location is not disclosed by the National Register, which describes it as "Address Restricted".
Bridgeport Reservoir is a man-made reservoir at the lower end of Bridgeport Valley in Mono County, California.Its earth-filled dam was constructed in 1923 by the Walker River Irrigation District, [3] along the East Walker River.