Amargosa Valley

Amargosa Valley
Valley
Big Dune in the Amargosa Valley in front of an unnamed range.
Name origin: Amargosa River
Country United States
State Nevada
Coordinates
Area 900 sq mi (2,331 km2) [1]
GNIS feature ID 858057[2]
600 square miles (1,600 km2) of the Amargosa Desert is the southern two-thirds of the Amargosa Valley.[1]

The Amargosa Valley is a Nevada landform east of the Amargosa Range that is the eponym for the town of Amargosa Valley, Nevada. The Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad ran through the valley from 1906 to 1940.[3]

Solar thermal plant

Controversy over water rights resulted in 2009 when Solar Millennium, a German company, announced plans to build a solar thermal plant in the Amargosa Valley of Nevada which would require 20% of the water available in the area.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Walker, Thomas E (March 1963). "Geology and Ground Water of Amargosa Desert, Nevada-California". Ground-Water Resources - Reconnaissance Series 14. Nevada Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources. p. 4. http://images.water.nv.gov/images/publications/recon%20reports/rpt14-Amargosa_valley.pdf. Retrieved 2010-10-13. 
  2. ^ "Amargosa Valley (GNIS feature ID 858057". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:858057. 
  3. ^ "The Great Desert Railroad Race" Documentary written and produced by Ted Faye
  4. ^ "Alternative Energy Projects Stumble on a Need for Water" article by Todd Woody in The New York Times September 29, 2009