Lake Valley (Nevada)

Lake Valley
Lake Valley
Lake Valley in Nevada
Length60 mi (97 km) N-S
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
RegionGreat Basin
CountyWhite Pine
Population centers
Borders on
Coordinates38°19′08″N 114°36′24″W / 38.31889°N 114.60667°W / 38.31889; -114.60667
RiverPatterson Wash-South Valley

Lake Valley is a 60-mile (97 km) long valley in northeast Lincoln County, Nevada. The North Lake Valley is an endorheic basin; South Lake Valley contains Patterson Wash, a northwest headwater tributary to the Meadow Valley Wash; the northeast headwater section of Meadow Valley Wash is a shorter drainage coming from the south of the Wilson Creek Range, the northeast border of South Lake Valley.

The water divide between the North & South sub-valleys is about halfway between both sections. Squaw Knoll is on the east crest of the water divide; the valley's water divide is part of the Great Basin Divide of southeast Nevada.

About 6 mi (10 km) of the North Lake Valley extends into south White Pine County.