Amargosa Valley

Amargosa Valley
Course of the Amargosa River, depicting where it flows through the Amargosa Valley before entering the Amargosa Canyon
Area900 sq mi (2,300 km2)[1]
Geography
LocationUnited States, Nevada
Coordinates36°38′N 116°24′W / 36.633°N 116.400°W / 36.633; -116.400

The Amargosa Valley is the valley through which the Amargosa River flows south, in Nye County, southwestern Nevada and Inyo County in the state of California. The south end is alternately called the "Amargosa River Valley'" or the "Tecopa Valley."[2] Its northernmost point is around Beatty, Nevada and southernmost is Tecopa, California, where the Amargosa River enters into the Amargosa Canyon.

  1. ^ Walker, George E; Eakin, Thomas E (March 1963). "Geology and Ground Water of Amargosa Desert, Nevada-California" (PDF). Ground-Water Resources - Reconnaissance Series 14. Nevada Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources. p. 4. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
  2. ^ "Amargosa River Natural Area, Barstow Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, California". Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-03-02.

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