Carson Sink
Carson Sink | |
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Lahontan Basin, Nevada | |
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• Total | 300 sq mi (780 km2) |
Carson Sink is a
This is mostly included within the Fallon National Wildlife Refuge and the Stillwater Wildlife Management Area. This area serves as an important stopover for migrating waterfowl. The Sehoo Formation is south of the Carson Sink.[2]
Carson Sink and Lone Rock working areas
The Carson Sink and Lone Rock working areas are the northwest portion of both the Carson Sink and the US Naval Fallon Range Training Complex.[3] The Lone Rock working area includes the Bravo-20 range, which has numerous targets for combat aircraft training.[3]
Lone Rock is in the middle of a Bravo-20 live bombing area.
History
The Carson Sink was a deep portion of the
The
In June 1952 two
In 1984, the natural dike between the Carson Sink and the Humboldt Sink was breached by the Nevada Department of Transportation to prevent Interstate 80 and the town of Lovelock from flooding due to unusually heavy snowfall in the preceding three years. The sinks remained connected by water for three years, until 1987.
Panorama
See also
References
- ^ Bryce, S.A; et al., Ecoregions of Nevada (PDF) (poster), Reston, Virginia: USGS, retrieved January 12, 2020
- ^ Morrison, R. B; Fry, John C (1965). "Correlation of the Middle and Late Quaternary Successions of the Lake Lahontan, Lake Bonneville, Rocky Mountain (Wasatch Range), Southern Great Plains, and Eastern Midwest Areas" (PDF). Nevada Bureau of Mines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^ Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center(NSAWC)
- ^ Bengston, Ginny (2003). Norther Paiute and Western Shoshone Land Use in Northern Nevada: A Class I Ethnographic/Ethnohistoric overview (Report). Cultural Resource Series. BLM. Retrieved 2018-11-05.[dead link]
- ^ "Lake Lahontan Expedition". RangeRovers.net. Archived from the original on 2013-07-12. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
- ^ "Carson Trail". Trails West.org. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
- ^ "Carson Sink". Archived from the original on 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
- ISBN 978-1-4068-4084-1. Retrieved 25 October 2011.