Dry Lake
Location of Dry Lake in Nevada, USA.
Location of Dry Lake in Nevada, USA.
Dry Lake
Location of Dry Lake in Nevada, USA.
Location of Dry Lake in Nevada, USA.
Dry Lake
LocationChurchill County, Nevada
Coordinates35°41′50″N 115°27′11″W / 35.69722°N 115.45306°W / 35.69722; -115.45306
TypeReservoir
Surface elevation3,888 feet (1,185 m)

Dry Lake is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1]

Dry Lake was named for the fact it often contained little water.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dry Lake (Churchill County, Nevada)
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 10.


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