Lake Valley (Nevada)
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Lake Valley is a 60-mile (97 km) long[1] valley in northeast Lincoln County, Nevada. The North Lake Valley is an endorheic basin; South Lake Valley contains Patterson Wash, a northwest headwater tributary to the Meadow Valley Wash; the northeast headwater section of Meadow Valley Wash is a shorter drainage coming from the south of the Wilson Creek Range, the northeast border of South Lake Valley.
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Lake Valley in Nevada | |
Length | 60 mi (97 km) N-S |
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Country | United States |
State | Nevada |
Region | Great Basin |
County | White Pine |
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Coordinates | 38°19′08″N 114°36′24″W |
River | Patterson Wash-South Valley |
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The water divide between the North & South sub-valleys is about halfway between both sections. Squaw Knoll is on the east crest of the water divide; the valley's water divide is part of the Great Basin Divide of southeast Nevada.
About 6 mi (10 km) of the North Lake Valley extends into south White Pine County.