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The Park Range is a mountain range in northeast Nye County, Nevada about 40 miles south of Eureka. The Antelope Range lies to the northwest and the Little Smoky Valley lies to the northeast. The Big Sand Springs Valley and the Pancake Range are to the east. The Hot Creek Range is to the southwest.
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The Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Western Shoshone, based in central Nevada in the high desert Railroad Valley, in northern Nye County. Their autonym is Tsaidüka in their Shoshoni language, meaning "Eaters of tule."
Duckwater Valley is a valley in Nye County, Nevada. It starts south of the northern border of Nye County, and runs south for a distance of approximately 12 miles (19 km) to Railroad Valley. The Duckwater Valley is enclosed by the Pancake Range in the west and by the Duckwater Hills in the east. The Duckwater Creek crosses the valley. State Route 379 goes partially through the Duckwater Valley as well. The only populated place in the valley is Duckwater. Part of the valley is occupied by the Duckwater Reservation.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Smoky Valley
- ↑ "Map of Duckwater Shoshone Indian Reservation Including Water Rights" (PDF). State of Nevada Division of Water Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ↑ "Nye County Water District Areas". Nye County, Nevada Official Website. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ↑ "Vince Ferreira Grazing Term Permit Renewal on the Duckwater Allotment (0701). (Operator No. 2702915). NEPA number DOI-BLM-NV-L010-2010-004". U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 34.
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