Palisade Canyon

Palisade Canyon is a canyon along the Humboldt River in northern Eureka County, Nevada, United States.^[1]

Description

The canyon runs along the Humboldt River roughly between State Route 278 upstream (about 7.5 miles south–southwest of Carlin), and a point about 8 miles (13 km) west of Beowawe and State Route 306 downstream (about 32 miles east–southeast of Battle Mountain).^[2]

The Humboldt River, rather than flowing into the ocean, eventually loses all its water to evaporation in the Humboldt Sink, and stream-gauge measurements undertaken by the United States Geological Survey suggest that Palisade Canyon is the point where the river's flow ceases to increase and begins to decrease.^[3]

The canyon was named from a fancied resemblance to the Hudson River Palisades.^[4]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palisade Canyon
^ Google (May 27, 2020). "Palisade Canyon, Nevada 89821" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
^ Horton, Gary A. (2000). Humboldt River Chronology: an Overview (PDF). Carson City, Nev.: Nevada Division of Water Planning.
^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 35.

External links

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palisade Canyon

[2] Google (May 27, 2020). "Palisade Canyon, Nevada 89821" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

[HRC-3] Horton, Gary A. (2000). Humboldt River Chronology: an Overview (PDF). Carson City, Nev.: Nevada Division of Water Planning.

[4] Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 35.

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