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Nevada is largely desert and semiarid, with much of it located within the Great Basin. Areas south of the Great Basin are located within the Mojave Desert, while Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada mountains lie on the western edge. | Nevada is largely desert and semiarid, with much of it located within the Great Basin. Areas south of the Great Basin are located within the Mojave Desert, while Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada mountains lie on the western edge. | ||
| − | Significant basins in Nevada include portions of the Colorado River basin and major tributaries of the Snake River (Columbia Basin). | + | Significant basins in Nevada include portions of the Colorado River basin and major tributaries of the Snake River (Columbia Basin). |
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|Link Description=Station numbers/names, long term mean flow, gage height, Discharge in cubic feet per second and timestamp for last reading for USGS gage stations physically located in or near the state of Nevada. | |Link Description=Station numbers/names, long term mean flow, gage height, Discharge in cubic feet per second and timestamp for last reading for USGS gage stations physically located in or near the state of Nevada. | ||
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| + | |Link Text=State of Nevada Division of Water Resources - Map and Data website | ||
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| + | |Link Description=Maps, water rights records/permits, well and dam data. | ||
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Revision as of 14:39, 16 May 2013
Population: 2758931
Location:United States of America, Northern America
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Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in Clark County, which contains the Las Vegas–Paradise metropolitan area where the state's three largest incorporated cities are located.
Nevada is largely desert and semiarid, with much of it located within the Great Basin. Areas south of the Great Basin are located within the Mojave Desert, while Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada mountains lie on the western edge.
Significant basins in Nevada include portions of the Colorado River basin and major tributaries of the Snake River (Columbia Basin).
External Links
- National Water Information System Web Interface - Nevada Flow Data from USGS — Station numbers/names, long term mean flow, gage height, Discharge in cubic feet per second and timestamp for last reading for USGS gage stations physically located in or near the state of Nevada.
- State of Nevada Division of Water Resources - Map and Data website — Maps, water rights records/permits, well and dam data.
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Case Studies Related to Nevada (U.S.)
- Colorado River Basin Shortages and Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead
- Water Competition & Cooperation in the Las Vegas Valley
Articles linked to Nevada (U.S.)
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