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Carson River

The Carson River is a northwestern Nevada river that empties into the Carson Sink, an endorheic basin. The main stem of the river is 131 miles (211 km) long although the addition of the East Fork makes the total length 205 miles (330 km), traversing five counties: Alpine County in California and Douglas, Storey, Lyon, and Churchill Counties in Nevada, as…

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2nd source
East Fork Carson River
Basin size
3,930 sq mi (10,200 km2)
Country
United States
Etymology
Kit Carson
Length
131 mi (211 km)
Native name
Toinahukwa (Northern Paiute) · Watahshemu (Washo)

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History

Watershed

Carson River mercury superfund site

Mercury amalgamation process

Ecology

Environmental impact

Recreation

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Carson River

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Edges104
Triples203
Avg. degree1.98
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Carson River

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related to Carson River mercury superfund site · 39
Carson River → An, Arsenic, August, Carson River Aquatic, Carson River Mercury Superfund, Carson Sink, CERCLA, CoCs, Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation, Comstock, CRMS, Direct, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Hg2, Human, Liability Act, MeHg, Mercury, Millions
related to Watershed · 33
Carson River → Alpine County, Carson City, Carson Pass, Carson Range, Carson Sink, Carson-Iceberg Wilderness, Churchill County, Clear Creek, Dayton, Downstream, East Fork, Fallon, Genoa, Here, In, Lahontan Dam, Lahontan Reservoir, Lost Lakes, Lyon County, Markleeville
related to Ecology · 22
Carson River → American, Carson Falls, Carson Ranger District, Cygnus, East Fork Carson River, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, In, Lahontan, Oncorhynchus, Paiute, Pelecanus, Plegadis, Recent, Salmo, Silver King Creek, Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge, Tachycineta, The, The Carson River, The Lahontan
has impact · 20
Carson River → An, Carp, Comstock Lode, Concentrations, During, Egretta, Hg, In, Lahontan Reservoir, Many, Mercury, Nycticorax, Phalacrocorax, Rather, Research, Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge, The, These, This, White
related to history · 19
Carson River → Ancient, Archaeological, By, Carson Valley, Displacement, European, Martis, Nevada, Northern Paiute, Pau, Reno/Carson River, Shoshone, Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge, The, The Carson River, The Northern Paiute, The Washoe, Toituked, Washoe
related to Recreation · 18
Carson River → Backcountry, Brown, Carson City, Carson-Iceberg Wilderness, Development, Douglas, Down, Further, II, Kayakers, Lahontan Cutthroat, Lyon, Native American, Rainbow, The, The Carson River, The East Carson, Washoe
related to Mercury amalgamation process · 17
Carson River → Both, Carson, Comstock Lode, CRMS, During, Equipment, However, Losses, Mercury, Middle Ages, Nevada, Once, The, The Mercury, These, This, Washoe
related to External links · 8
Carson River → Archived, Carson River Watershed Map, East Fork Carson RiverCarson, River, Stillwater Wildlife RefugeFriends, The Nature Conservancy Friends, Water Subconservancy District, Wayback MachineCarson River Project
see also · 5
Carson River → California, Carson River CanyonBeaver, Nevada, Rivers, Sierra NevadaCarson RangeList
• location · 4
Carson River → Carson City, NV, Carson Pass, Alpine County, CA, near Minden, Nevada, Sonora Peak, California

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Carson River2nd sourceEast Fork Carson River1.00infobox
Carson RiverBasin size3,930 sq mi (10,200 km2)1.00infobox
Carson RiverCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Carson RiverEtymologyKit Carson1.00infobox
Carson RiverLength131 mi (211 km)1.00infobox
Carson RiverNative nameToinahukwa (Northern Paiute)1.00infobox
Carson RiverNative nameWatahshemu (Washo)1.00infobox
Carson RiverRegioncentral Lahontan region1.00infobox
Carson RiverSourceWest Fork Carson River1.00infobox
Carson RiverSource confluencemouths of West & East forks1.00infobox
Carson RiverStateNevada1.00infobox
Carson River• average400.9 cu ft/s (11.35 m3/s)1.00infobox
Carson River• coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Carson River• locationCarson Pass, Alpine County, CA1.00infobox
Carson River• locationSonora Peak, California1.00infobox
Carson River• locationnear Minden, Nevada1.00infobox
Carson River• locationCarson City, NV1.00infobox
Carson River• maximum30,500 cu ft/s (860 m3/s)1.00infobox
Carson River• minimum1.96 cu ft/s (0.056 m3/s)1.00infobox
Carson Riveris anorthwestern Nevada river that empties into the Carson Sink0.90text
Carson Riveris atrophy trout stream that offers ideal conditions for both fly and spinning anglers0.90text

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