Dry Lake Valley
Encyclopedia
Dry Lake Valley is a Basin and Range
landform in Lincoln County
within the Dry Lake Watershed between the North Pahroc Range
to the west and the Black Canyon Wilderness
to the east. To the south is the Delamar Valley
between the South Pahroc Range
to the west and the Delamar Mountains
to the east.
Basin and Range
The Basin and Range Province is a vast physiographic region defined by a unique topographic expression. Basin and Range topography is characterized by abrupt changes in elevation, alternating between narrow faulted mountain chains and flat arid valleys or basins...
landform in Lincoln County
Lincoln County, Nevada
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 4,165. Its county seat is Pioche.-History:...
within the Dry Lake Watershed between the North Pahroc Range
North Pahroc Range
The North Pahroc Range is a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada....
to the west and the Black Canyon Wilderness
Black Canyon Wilderness
The Black Canyon Wilderness of Oregon is a wilderness area in the Ochoco National Forest. It drainage basin of the South Fork of the John Day River. It lies in Grant and Wheeler counties of Oregon. The nearest city is Dayville, in Grant County. It was established in 1984 and encompasses...
to the east. To the south is the Delamar Valley
Delamar Valley
Delamar Valley is one of the Central Nevada Desert Basins and the southern portion of the Dry Lake Watershed, including a low point on the serpentine section of the Great Basin Divide in Nevada....
between the South Pahroc Range
South Pahroc Range
The South Pahroc Range is a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada....
to the west and the Delamar Mountains
Delamar Mountains
The Delamar Mountains is a mountain range in Lincoln County, Nevada, named after Captain Joseph Raphael De Lamar. The range's crest forms part of the Great Basin Divide between the Meadow Watershed and the Dry Lake Watershed, which includes Delamar Dry Lake and Delamar, Nevada....
to the east.