Carson River

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river

The Carson River is a significant river in the western United States that flows through eastern California and western Nevada, playing a key role in the region’s ecology, agriculture, and water supply.

Aliases (7)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river →
associatedWith	Comstock Lode mining era →
basinCountry	United States →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
crosses	Nevada State Route 88 → U.S. Route 395 → U.S. Route 50 NERFINISHED →
dischargeLocation	Carson Sink →
drainageBasinType	endorheic basin →
flowsNear	Fallon, Nevada →
flowsThrough	California → Nevada →
hasDam	Lahontan Dam →
hasEcologicalRole	supports riparian habitats → supports wetlands in Carson Sink area →
hasIssue	mercury contamination in sediments and fish →
hasManagementPlan	Carson River Watershed Adaptive Stewardship Plan →
hasRecreationActivity	boating → fishing → rafting → wildlife viewing →
hasReservoir	Lahontan Reservoir →
hasTributary	East Fork Carson River → West Fork Carson River →
locatedIn	eastern California → western Nevada → western United States →
mouthLocatedIn	Carson Sink → Nevada →
namedAfter	Kit Carson →
partOf	Carson River Watershed → Nevada interior rivers →
passesThrough	Alpine County, California → Carson City, Nevada → Churchill County, Nevada → Douglas County, Nevada → Lyon County, Nevada →
regulatedBy	Nevada Division of Water Resources → United States Bureau of Reclamation →
riverSystem	Great Basin →
sourceLocatedIn	Alpine County, California → Sierra Nevada →
terminatesIn	inland sink →
usedFor	agriculture → irrigation → municipal water supply → recreation →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alpine County → Churchill County ("Carson River (lower reaches)") → Great Basin →	contains
Carson River ("East Fork Carson River") → Carson River ("West Fork Carson River") →	hasTributary
Northern Nevada →	containsRiver
Virginia Range ("Carson River basin") →	drainageBasin
Carson Range ("Carson River basin") →	drainsTo
Carson Trail ("Carson River corridor") →	follows
Lyon County, Nevada →	hasRiver
Caples Lake ("Upper Carson River watershed") →	isPartOf
Carson City →	locatedOnRiver
Sierra Nevada →	majorRiverSource
Carson Trail →	namedAfter
Carson River ("Carson River Watershed") →	partOf
Lyon County, Nevada →	traversedByRiver
Fallon, Nevada →	waterSource