Eldorado Dry Lake

Eldorado Dry Lake is a playa in the Eldorado Valley in Clark County, Nevada. It lies at an elevation of 1,708 feet at the bottom of the basin of Eldorado Valley.[1] It is situated approximately 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas and immediately west of U.S. Highway 95. The Valley is an Endorheic basin, meaning all drainage collects internally with no outlet, and the dry lake occupies the north end as a salt pan.

History

The Eldorado Dry Lake area has evidence of human occupation dating back to the early prehistoric period, with archeological surveys documenting Lithic scatter, and prehistoric sites around the lakes perimeter indicative of tool-making and resource processing activities. These sites were most likely used by mobile hunter-gatherer groups adapting to the desert environment[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eldorado Valley
  2. ↑ "Boulder City Conservation Easement Management Plan" (PDF). Clark County.

35°51′18″N 114°56′53″W / 35.85500°N 114.94806°W / 35.85500; -114.94806


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