Reese River

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reese River
Course of the Reese River (center from south to north)

Course of the Reese River (center from south to north)

Data
location Nevada , United States
River system Humboldt River
source in the Toiyabe Range
38 ° 48 ′ 35 ″  N , 117 ° 20 ′ 16 ″  W.
Source height 2786  m
muzzle at Battle Mountain in the Humboldt River coordinates: 40 ° 48 ′ 24 ″  N , 117 ° 4 ′ 1 ″  W 40 ° 48 ′ 24 ″  N , 117 ° 4 ′ 1 ″  W
Mouth height 1356  m
Height difference 1430 m
Bottom slope 4.9 ‰
length 291 km
Reese River near Austin

Reese River near Austin

The Reese River is a 291-kilometer tributary of the Humboldt River in central Nevada in the western United States .

course

The Reese River rises in the southern part of the Toiyabe Range , on the flanks of the Arc Dome . In its upper reaches, the Reese River is a fast flowing mountain stream surrounded by relatively lush vegetation of aspen groves and poplar trees . Then it flows north for about half its length between the Toiyabe Range and the Shoshone Mountains . The river then flows through a valley in the Shoshone Mountains and continues north between that mountain range and the Fish Creek Mountains . Once it leaves the Toiyabe Range, the river becomes a slow, muddy creek, and its water is used for irrigation by scattered farms and ranches along its lower reaches. Although considered a tributary of the Humboldt River, for most years the Reese River sinks into a chain of shallow basins long before it reaches the mainstream of the Humboldt River. Only in rare cases does the water flow into the Humboldt River near Battle Mountain . The Nevada State Route 305 runs parallel to the bottom, mostly dry section of the riverbed between Austin and Battle Mountain.

designation

The river is named after John Reese , who explored the area as part of Colonel Edward Steptoe's expedition in 1854 and later served as the guide for Captain James H. Simpson's exploration for a military road through central Nevada. The mining town of Austin, on the upper reaches of the Reese River, calls their newspaper Reese River Reveille after the river.

Web links

Commons : Reese River  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d The National Map . US Geological Survey. Retrieved February 10, 2011.
  2. ^ Reese River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  3. ^ Horton, Gary A. (2000). Humboldt River Chronology: an Overview . Carson City, Nev .: Nevada Division of Water Planning. Pp. 55-59.
  4. ^ Horton, Gary A. (2000). Humboldt River Chronology: an Overview . Carson City, Nev .: Nevada Division of Water Planning. Pp. 55-59.
  5. ^ Federal Writers' Project: Origin of Place Names: Nevada . WPA, 1941, p. 42.
  6. ↑ "Reese River Reveille News pager, Austin, NV." Goaustinnevada.com. 2010. Web. June 9, 2012. < http://www.goaustinnevada.com/reveille.html >.