Humboldt River
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The Humboldt River is the longest river in the northern and central part of Nevada. It extends in a general east-to-west direction from its headwaters in northern Nevada's Jarbidge, Independence, and
The Humboldt River, flowing through Carlin Canyon
Palisade Canyon and the Humboldt River in 1868 during the construction of the First transcontinental railroad.
Palisade Canyon and the Humboldt River in 2008, 140 years after the picture above.
View southwest from the footbridge in Elko, the largest city along the Humboldt
Humboldt Sink
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The Humboldt Sink is an intermittent dry lake bed, approximately 11 miles long, and 4 miles across, in northwestern Nevada in the United States. The body of water in the sink is known as Humboldt Lake
Humboldt River
…general east-to-west direction from its headwaters in northern Nevada's Jarbidge, Independence, and Ruby Mountains in Elko County to its terminus in the Humboldt Sink, approximately 225 miles (362 km) away in northwest Churchill County. Most estimates put the Humboldt River at 300 to 330 miles (480 to 530 km) long…
Panorama of the Humboldt Sink from the West Humboldt Range in Churchill County, Nevada