Dry Lake (Esmeralda County, Nevada)

Dry Lake
Dry Lake
Dry Lake
LocationEsmeralda County, Nevada
Coordinates38°20′10″N 117°47′23″W / 38.33611°N 117.78972°W / 38.33611; -117.78972
TypeLake
Surface elevation5,269 feet (1,606 m)

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

Dry Lake was named for the fact its bed most often is dry.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dry Lake (Esmeralda County, Nevada)
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 31.


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