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This is a list of Wildlife Management Areas in Nevada. The Nevada Department of Wildlife either owns or leases about 150,000 acres (230 sq mi) as WMAs. The conservation goal is the protection of wetlands and waterfowl , including the use of WMAs for recreational hunting .
It is 16 miles (26 km) long, up to 3 miles (4.8 km) in width, and lies at an elevation of 6,000 feet (1,800 m). Once the bed of an ancient 200-foot (61 m) deep lake, it is now a network of spring-fed marshes and shallow ponds serving as a habitat for hundreds of species of native and migratory birds and mammals .
Surrounds Lake Lahontan, a 10,000-acre (4,000 ha) reservoir on the Carson River. Lake Tahoe – Nevada State Park: Carson City, Washoe County: 14,301 5,787: 7,880 2,400: 1963: Comprises six units on the northeastern shore of Lake Tahoe and its backcountry. Rye Patch State Recreation Area: Pershing: 2,424 981: 4,137 1,261: 1971
Snow Lake (Nevada) Soda Lakes; Soldier Lakes (Nevada) Stella Lake; T. Lake Tahoe; Teresa Lake; U. Upper Pahranagat Lake; V. Verdi Lake (Nevada) W. Walker Lake (Nevada ...
Long Valley was descriptively so named on account of its length. [2] Most of the valley floor consists of small playas, such as Calcutta Lake and Boulder Lake.The edges of the valley host various ranches; at the western edge of Long Valley is the ghost town of Vya, Nevada.
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]
Cave Lake State Park is a public recreation area occupying more than 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) [1] in the Schell Creek Range, adjacent to Humboldt National Forest, in White Pine County, Nevada. The state park is located at an elevation of 7,300 feet (2,200 m) five miles (8.0 km) southeast of Ely and is accessed via U.S. Route 50 and Success Summit ...
The more fertile part of Pahranagat Valley is a narrow ribbon of green (no more than 1-mile (1.6 km) wide), like an oasis in the vast Nevada desert. It is approximately 40 miles (64 km) long, running north and south, and is watered by three large natural springs of water ( Hiko Springs , Crystal Springs , and Ash Springs ) and many smaller ones ...