The White River is a small and discontinuous river located in southeastern Nevada, United States. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Although a 200-mile-long channel can be traced from the White River to the Colorado River, it is permanently dry south of Lower Pahranagat Lake, and so the White River is typically considered part of the Great Basin. The Colorado River (' Aha Kwahwat in Mojave) is a River in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately The Great Basin is a large arid region of the western United States. It is notable not only as the only river in the southeastern part of the Great Basin, but also for several endemic species of fish. Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two
The river begins on the eastern slopes of the White Pine Range near Ely, where it is fed by snowmelt and springs on Currant Mountain. The White Pine Range is a group of mountains in southern White Pine County, in eastern Nevada in the western United States. Ely (pronounced, rhyming with "freely" is a city in White Pine County, Nevada, in the United States. Currant Mountain is the high point on the southern crest of the White Pine Range, on the border between southwest White Pine and northeast Nye It passes by Preston and Lund, flowing south through the White River Valley more-or-less continuously for about 40 miles. Lund is a small town in White Pine County, Nevada. Lund was named for Anthon H Along the way it receives water from various springs on the slopes of the Grant Range to the west and the Egan Range to the east. The Grant Range is a mountain chain in east-central Nevada in the western United States. The Egan Range is a line of mountains in White Pine County, in eastern Nevada in the western United States. It supplies a string of reservoirs in the Sunnyside area, the largest being Adams-McGill Reservoir. State Route 318 runs mostly parallel to the river. State Route 318 runs from US Route 93 at Crystal Springs, Nevada north to a location on U
The river channel is dry for some distance, then the water flows again in the Pahranagat Valley for about 30 miles, from the vicinity of Hiko and Nesbitt Lake, passing close by Alamo, feeding Upper Pahranagat Lake and the marshes between it and the lower lake (which collectively form the Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge). The Pahranagat Valley is located in the central part of Lincoln County, Nevada. Hiko Nevada is a small community (some say a semi- Ghost town) on State Route 318 in Lincoln County. Alamo is a town in Lincoln County Nevada. Alamo was founded in 1900 and is the largest town in the Pahranagat Valley. The Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge is a protected wildlife refuge located at the southern end of the Pahranagat Valley and administered by the U The channel continues into Coyote Springs Valley (location of the planned community Coyote Springs), becoming the Pahranagat Wash, which in turn connects to the Muddy River and thence to the Colorado. Coyote Springs Nevada is an unincorporated Master planned community being developed in Lincoln County and Clark County, Nevada. The Muddy River, formerly known as the Moapa River, is a short river located in the southern part of the state of Nevada, in the United States.
Many of the springs supplying the river are now used for irrigation, so it is likely that its flow was greater formerly. A number of the springs are warm, with temperatures over 100 degrees F in some cases. fdlk;
Fish
The White River system features several endemic fish species:
- White River mountainsucker Pantosteus intermedius
- White River Colorado gila Gila robusta jordani
- White River speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus velifer
- White River spinedace Lepidomeda albivallis
- Pahranagat spinedace Lepidomeda altivelis
- White River springfish Crenichthys baileyi
In addition, the Railroad Valley springfish Crenichthys nevadae is considered part of the White River fauna. Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere The desert sucker, Catostomus clarkii, is a freshwater species of Fish in the sucker family that lives in the Great Basin and The White River spinedace, Lepidomeda albivallis, is a critically endangered Cyprinid fish of Nevada, occurring only in the White River The Pahranagat spinedace, Lepidomeda altivelis, is an extinct fish that originally inhabited the Pahranagat Valley in Nevada, United The White River springfish Crenichthys baileyi, is a rare Goodeid Fish of the Great Basin of western North America, native to The Railroad Valley springfish Crenichthys nevadae, is a rare Goodeid Fish of the Great Basin of western North America, occurring
References
- Ira La Rivers, Fishes and Fisheries of Nevada (Nevada State Fish and Game Commission, 1962) pp. 107-110
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