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It is located about 22 miles (35 km) northeast of the town of Lovelock, and is managed by the Pershing County Water Conservation District. The reservoir stores water for the agricultural area surrounding Lovelock, which is at the far downstream reach of the Humboldt, near the Humboldt Sink. Since the Lovelock area receives a mere 5.76 inches ...
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]
Archaeological evidence from Lovelock Cave and elsewhere shows that humans would camp along the Humboldt about 8,000 years ago. [ 5 ] In the mid-19th century, particularly during the California Gold Rush , travelers along the Humboldt would graze their cattle on the wild ryegrass in the area near present-day Rye Patch Reservoir, which was known ...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 9,658 square miles (25,010 km 2), of which 9,641 square miles (24,970 km 2) is land and 17 square miles (44 km 2) (0.2%) is water. [9] It is Nevada's fourth-largest county by area. The Santa Rosa Range runs through eastern Humboldt County.
The Humboldt River Basin is the largest sub-basin of the Great Basin, encompassing an area of 16,840 square miles (43,600 km 2). [4] It is the only major river system wholly contained within the state of Nevada. It is the only natural transportation artery across the Great Basin and has historically provided a route for westward migration.
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.
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.
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 .