Dry Lake (Churchill County, Nevada)

Dry Lake
Dry Lake
Dry Lake
LocationChurchill County, Nevada
Coordinates39°35′07″N 118°27′42″W / 39.58528°N 118.46167°W / 39.58528; -118.46167
TypeReservoir
Surface elevation3,888 feet (1,185 m)

Dry Lake is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1]

Dry Lake was named for the fact it often contained little water.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dry Lake (Churchill County, Nevada)
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 10.


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