Walker River

The Walker River is a river in west central Nevada in the United States, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long. It drains an arid portion of thet Great Basin southeast of Reno, with a watershed that extends into the Sierra Nevada mountains. It flows within an enclosed basin, providing the principal inflow of Walker Lake. Walker Lake (Nevada) © 2004 Matthew Trump File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Walker Lake (Nevada) © 2004 Matthew Trump File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Official language(s) None Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 7th 286,367 km² 519 km 788 km 0. ... Map showing the Great Basin in orange The Great Basin is a large, arid region of the western United States, commonly defined as the contiguous watershed region, roughly between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada, that has no natural outlet to the sea. ... City nickname: The Biggest Little City in the World Founded May 13, 1868 County Washoe County Mayor Bob Cashell Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 179. ... The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range that is almost entirely in eastern California. ... Walker Lake Walker Lake is a natural salt lake, approximately 105 sq mi (272 km²) in area, in the Great Basin in western Nevada in the United States. ...

It is formed in southern Lyon County, 7 mi (11 km) south of Yerington, by the confluence of the East Walker and West Walker rivers, both of which descend from snowmelt in the Sierras along the California-Nevada border. It flows initially north past Yerington into central Lyon County, where it turns sharply to the southeast, flowing through the Walker River Indian Reservation past Schurz. It enters the northern end of Walker Lake, along the east side of the Wassuk Range, approximately 20 mi (32 km) NNW of Hawthorne. Lyon County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Yerington is a city located in Lyon County, Nevada, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,883. ... Walker River, showing the West Walker and East Walker riverrs The East Walker River is a tributary of the Walker River, approximately 75 mi (121 km) long, in eastern California and western Nevada in the United States. ... Walker River, showing the West Walker and East Walker riverrs The West Walker River is a tributary of the Walker River, approximately 75 mi (121 km), in eastern California and western Nevada in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... Paiute (sometimes written as Piute) refers to two related groups -- Northern Paiute and Southern Paiute --of Native Americans speaking languages belonging to the Numic branch of the Uto-Aztecan family of Native American languages. ... Schurz is a census-designated place located in Mineral County, Nevada. ... The Wassuk Range is located in west-central Nevada in the United States. ... Hawthorne is a census-designated place located in Mineral County, Nevada. ...

Most the streamflow is consumed by irrigation before reaching Walker Lake. The diversions have caused the level of Walker lake to drop by 140 ft (42 m) between 1882 and 1994. High-altitude aerial view of irrigation in the Heart of the Sahara Irrigation (in agriculture) is the replacement or supplementation of rainfall with water from another source in order to grow crops. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV in Roman) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

See also

• List of Nevada rivers
• List of rivers in the Great Basin

This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... This is a list of rivers in the enclosed Great Basin of North America Amargosa River - Death Valley (Nevada, California) Bear River - Great Salt Lake (Utah, Wyoming, Idaho) Carson River - Carson Sink (Nevada) Humboldt River - Humboldt Sink (Nevada) Little Humboldt River North Fork Humboldt River Reese River Jordan River - Great...

External link

• Hydrology of the Walker River Basin