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The recreation area is located at the end of State Route 401 (Rye Patch Road), which connects to Interstate 80/U.S. Route 95 about 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Lovelock. [ 4 ] History
Arriving there from California in 1866, the English settler George Lovelock (1824–1907) bought the squatters' right for 320 acres (129 ha) and received with it the oldest water rights on the Humboldt River. Although born in Wales, Lovelock was from an English family of Wiltshire origin that is known to family historians as the Lyneham Line. [3]
Location: Pershing County, Nevada: Coordinates: 1]: Purpose: Irrigation: Status: In use: Opening date: 1936: Operator(s): Pershing County Water Conservation District: Dam and spillways; Type of dam: Earth-fill: Impounds: Humboldt River: Height: 78 ft (24 m): Length: 1,074 ft (327 m): Reservoir; Creates: Rye Patch Reservoir: Total capacity: 213,000 acre⋅ft (263,000,000 m 3) [2]: Surface area ...
Description: This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in Pershing County, Nevada, highlighting Lovelock in red. It was created with a custom script with US Census Bureau data and modified with Inkscape.
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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.
Imlay is located in northern Pershing County, Nevada, along Interstate 80, with access from Exit 145. The town is 34 miles (55 km) west of Winnemucca and 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Lovelock . The Humboldt River flows past 2 miles (3 km) to the north, near its inlet into Rye Patch Reservoir .
The largest municipality by land area is Boulder City, which spans 208.52 sq mi (540.1 km 2), while Lovelock is the smallest at 0.85 sq mi (2.2 km 2). [2] The first place in Nevada to incorporate was Carson City, on March 1, 1875, and the most recent place was Fernley, on July 1, 2001. [5] [6]