river, contiguous United States of America
Walker River
A river in west central Nevada in the United States, approximately 80 km long. It drains an arid portion of the 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 as well as Topaz Lake (West Fork). It is formed in southern Lyon County, 11 k south of Yerington, by the confluence of the East Walker and West Walker rivers, the East Walker is supplied by the Bridgeport Reservoir while the West Walker is supplied directly from snowmelt. 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 32 km NNW of Hawthorne.
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GAZ:00197104
Queen River
river, contiguous United States of America
Great Basin
Walker River
A river in west central Nevada in the United States, approximately 80 km long. It drains an arid portion of the 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 as well as Topaz Lake (West Fork). It is formed in southern Lyon County, 11 k south of Yerington, by the confluence of the East Walker and West Walker rivers, the East Walker is supplied by the Bridgeport Reservoir while the West Walker is supplied directly from snowmelt. 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 32 km NNW of Hawthorne.
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GAZ:00197104
Queen River
Antelope Valley
Wilson Canyon
Mason Valley
Douglas County
Lyon County
Mineral County