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	Carson Sink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Carson Sink is geographically bounded by the West Humboldt Range to the north, and the Stillwater Range to the east.
		In 1984 the natural dike between the Carson Sink and the Humboldt Sink was breached by the Nevada Department of Transportation to prevent Interstate 80 and the town of Lovelock from flooding due to unusually heavy snowfall in the preceding three years.
		The Carson Sink and the Lahontan Valley form the central portion of the lakebed of the prehistoric Lake Lahontan, which existed in northwestern Nevada at the end of the last ice age, between 20,000 and 9,000 years ago.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carson_Sink (380 words)

	Humboldt Sink - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Humboldt Sink is an intermittent dry lake bed, approximately 11 mi (18 km) and 4 mi (6 km) across, in northwestern Nevada in the United States.
		A channel connecting it with the Carson Sink was cut by the Nevada Department of Transportation in 1984 to prevent Interstate 80 and the town of Lovelock from flooding due to heavy snowfall in the preceding three years.
		The sink, along with the Carson Sink are remnants of the larger prehistoric Lake Lahontan that existed at the end of the last ice age, approximately 13,000 years ago.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Humboldt_Sink (236 words)

	Carson River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Carson River is a river in northern California and northwestern Nevada in the United States, approximately 150 mi (241 km) long.
		In eastern Churchill County it is impounded by the Lahontan Dam to form the Lake Lahontan reservoir for irrigation and hydroelectricity.
		In the 1850s and 1860s, the river was used as the route of the Carson Trail, a branch of the California Trail that allowed access to the California gold fields, as well as by the Pony Express.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Carson_River (322 words)

	ATSDR - Health Consultation - Fallon Leukemia Project, Fallon, Churchill County, Nevada
		For the Carson River drainage basin of west central Nevada, the background mercury concentration in sediment and soil ranges from 0.1 ppm to 1.6 ppm [18].
		The fish advisory was for all fish caught from Dayton to the Lahontan Dam of the Carson River and from all waters in the Lahontan Valley area.
		During historical flooding events, larger amounts of contaminants are probably transported and ultimately deposited in Carson Lake, the Stillwater Wildlife Management Area, and the braided canals of the Carson River near and in the Carson Sink, the floodplain of the river, and farm fields open to irrigation at the time.
	www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HAC/PHA/fallonleukemia/flp_p1.html (8472 words)

	Carson Sink Case
		The Carson Sink Case was a famous UFO incident that occurred over the Carson Sink in western Nevada in the United States on July 24, 1952.
		The incident is considered especially noteworthy among UFO sightings because of the competency and reliability of the witnesses, two experienced command pilots of the United States Air Force.
		At 3:40 P.M. MST while at 11,000 feet (3300 m) over the Carson Sink area east of Reno, the two lieutenant colonels spotted three aircraft ahead of them and to their right.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/carson_sink_case (584 words)

	Great Basin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Great Basin is not a single basin, but rather a series of contiguous watersheds, bounded on the west by watersheds of the Sacramento - San Joaquin and Klamath rivers, on the north by the watershed of the Columbia - Snake, and on the south and east by the watershed of the Colorado - Green.
		Likewise Lake Lahontan extended across much of northwestern Nevada and neighboring states, leaving behind such remnants as the Black Rock Desert, Carson Sink, Humboldt Sink, Walker Lake, Pyramid Lake, Winnemucca Lake, and Honey Lake, each of which now forms a separate watershed within the basin.
		Some of the water that does not evaporate sinks into the ground to become ground water.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Basin (907 words)

	Naval Air Station Fallon
		The valley is a hydrologic basin of the lower Carson River, which includes the Lahontan Reservoir and extends to the Carson Sink.
		The basin itself is quite flat, consisting of farmland (near Fallon), large marshy waterfowl areas (Carson Lake and Stillwater), and large expanses of alkali flats (especially in the Carson Sink).
		Carson Lake is a shallow marsh that once covered over 10,117 ha; in recent years it has varied in size from 769-3,035 ha.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/fallon.htm (2265 words)

	HUMBOLDT SINK INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Humboldt Sink is an area of approximately 32,000 acres at the lower end of the Humboldt River system (see attached map).
		The Sink borders on the southernmost lands of the Pershing County Water Conservation District.
		The Sink was withdrawn from the public domain as part of the Humboldt Project in 1935.
	web0.greatbasin.net /~irrigation/Project%20Features/sinkinfo.html (184 words)

	Kit Carson: American Explorer - EnchantedLearning.com
		Carson was born in Madison County, Kentucky, but spent his childhood in Boone's Lick, Missouri.
		In 1863, Carson, his soldiers, and some Indian tribes who were old enemies of the Navajo went through the Navajo villages, destroying their crops and livestock.
		The Carson Lake (Sink), Carson River, and Carson City (all in Nevada) are named for Kit Carson.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /explorers/page/c/carson.shtml (358 words)

	Carson Sink (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		As there were no rocks or logs in that vicinity, it was built of adobes, made from the mud on the shores of the lake.
		Riders on the Sink of the Carson Stretch included J.B. McCall, Emmet McCain, Johnson Richardson and Thomas Flynn.
		"Sink Station looked well from without; there was a frame house inside an adobe enclosure, and a pile of wood and a stout haystack promised fuel and fodder.
	www.xphomestation.com /nvsta-carsonsink.html (570 words)

	Living Lakes Partnership Lake of the Month--Holocene Remnants of Lake Lahontan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Humboldt Sink is often joined with the Carson Sink during wet periods, and is at the end of the Humboldt River, which drains much of central and western Nevada.
		Stillwater Marsh, in the Carson Sink, is at the terminus of the Carson River, which has its headwaters in the watershed just south of Lake Tahoe.
		The Federal Newlands Irrigation Project dammed the Truckee and Carson Rivers and diverted the water to new farms, sometimes on marginal lands where the drainage water contained heavy metals and salts.
	www.livinglakes.org /month/1-lahontan.htm (1276 words)

	CARSON PHOTOS
		This marker is painted in the new color required by the BLM for markers along the Carson Trail.
		The Carson Trail crosses over the Humboldt Bar and heads west to the Carson River portion of the 40-mile desert.
		This section of the historic California Trail was opened from the Sink of the Humboldt River to the Carson River at Ragtown in the fall of 1848 by a wagon train of emigrants captained by Joseph B. Chiles.
	www.emigranttrailswest.org /crscenes2.htm (1910 words)

	Nevada Hisorical Timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Ormsby, with its seat at Carson City, was named for William M. Ormsby, a major in the army who was killed in a battle with the Indians at Pyramid Lake in 1860.
		J. Haines of Carson Valley (Douglas) invented the 'V' flume; subsequently hundreds of miles of flumes were erected to transport lumber from the logging camps of the Sierra Nevada to the towns and mines of the Comstock region.
		Carson and Colorado Railroad built between Carson City and Walker Lake to connect mines around Mono Lake and elsewhere with the transcontinental railroad; reached Owens Lake, California 1883; purchased by Southern Pacific Railroad, 1900; abandoned between Mound House and Fort Churchill 1934; between Mina and Benton 1938; ceased operations 1960.
	www.nevadaheritage.com /timeline/timelinemainpage.htm (15266 words)

	ufo - UFOS at close sight: Blue Book "unknown" #1584, Carson Sink, July 24, 1952
		At 3:40 P.M. MST while at 11,000 feet over the Carson Sink area of Nevada, the pilots spotted three aircraft ahead of them and to their right.
		At 3:40 P.M. they were over the Carson Sink area of Nevada, when one of the colonels noticed three objects ahead of them and a little to their right.
		Flight Service, which clears all military aircraft flights, was contacted and asked about the location of aircraft near the Carson Sink area at 3:40 P.M. They had no record of the presence of aircraft in that area.
	ufologie.net /htm/carsonsink52.htm (1435 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - kitchen sink drama
		Kitchen : quotations: Family: The sink is the greatâ¦
		The sink is the great symbol of the bloodiness of family life.
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	encarta.msn.com /kitchen%2bsink%2bdrama.html (187 words)

	Lake Lahontan Expedition Day 4
		One theory is that the pebbles were removed from the surrounding terrain to improve water runoff, stimulating the growth of useful plants downhill.
		Today, the main transcontinental railroad uses the low-lying route along this western edge of the Carson Sink to ease its passage through the mountains of Nevada.
		We now followed the railroad (and the former southern branch of Lake Lahontan's waters) south past the once-important junction of Hazen, where trains loaded with all manner of supplies once turned off the main line to reach south to the mining boom towns of Tonopah and Goldfield.
	www.rangerovers.net /expeditions/lakelahontan/lahont4.html (771 words)

	Botulism in the Carson Sink, Nevada
		--The Carson Sink is a large, relatively fiat playa, about 28 miles long and 18 miles wide located in Cburchill County, Nevada.
		In dry seasons it has little or no water on its surface; however, in recent years water from the Carson and Humboldt rivers has covered a portion of the area with shallow water from one to three inches in depth.
		Vernon L. Mills, numerous trips were made to various parts of the sink to determine the extent of the epidemic.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Condor/files/issues/v046n06/p0300-p0300.html (418 words)

	The Nevada Real Estate License Professor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The largest sinks, found in the northwestern part of the state, are the Black Rock Desert and Smoke Creek Desert.
		The principal rivers of Nevada are the Humboldt, Truckee, Carson, Walker, Owyhee, and Colorado.
		Nevada’s reservoirs include Rye Patch Reservoir on the lower Humboldt; Lahontan Reservoir, into which the Carson River is diverted; Wild Horse Reservoir on the East Fork of the Owyhee; Lake Mead, created by Hoover Dam on the Colorado; and Lake Mohave, created by Davis Dam on the Colorado.
	www.licenseprofessor.com /Nevada_Real_Estate_Exam/Nevada_people.asp (2223 words)

	Nevada - Scenic Drives; Interstate 80
		The surrounding country is not particularly scenic yet the wide open vistas, the high desert plains and the distant, rugged mountain ranges do have considerable appeal.
		The Carson Sink: Once past the cites of Reno-Sparks, the second largest population centre in the state, I-80 climbs into a range of mountains and then passes no more large towns until Salt Lake City, about 10 hours drive away.
		After 60 miles the road descends to the edge of the Carson Sink, a large area of salt flats where several Nevada rivers end, as their waters spread out and evaporate.
	www.americansouthwest.net /nevada/scenic_drives/interstate80.html (324 words)

	AllRefer.com - Carson Sink, United States (U.S. Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Carson Sink, swampy area, c.100 sq mi (260 sq km), W Nev.; a remnant of ancient Lake Lahontan.
		The Carson River (c.125 mi/200 km long), fed by melted snow, flows into the sink.
		More articles from AllRefer Reference on Carson Sink
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/CarsonSi.html (175 words)

	The United States of America - Nevada information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		At those times when the sinks have water in them they are known as salt lakes.
		The Truckee, Carson, and Walker rivers flow out of the Sierra Nevada, thread their way around several of the desert ranges, and also end in closed basins.
		The irrigated croplands are concentrated mainly in the Humboldt Valley; in the Carson River area near Fallon; in the central part of the Walker Valley; and in the central Truckee Valley.
	www.theusaonline.com /states/nevada.htm (11412 words)

	Nevada Division of Environmental Protection - Carson River Mercury Site
		Elevated mercury levels in the Carson River drainage basin were discovered in the early 1970s when sampling conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) revealed elevated levels in river sediment and unfiltered surface water from the Carson River downstream from pre-1900 ore milling sites.
		Sources of mercury in the Carson drainage basin and Washoe Valley include mercury imported from the Almaden area of San Jose, California during the Comstock era and, possibly, naturally occurring mercury.
		Because Dayton is located at the mouth of Gold Canyon and on the flood plain of the Carson River, tailings may have been deposited in and around Dayton from other upgradient source areas.
	ndep.nv.gov /bca/CarsonRiver/criver_2.htm (1567 words)

	Encyclopedia: Carson Sink (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		This range is officially designated B-20, but is commonly known as 'Lone Rock' after a solitary pinnacale of rock that extends through the playa.
		Carson Sink Station on Pony Express ( http://www.xphomestation.com/nvsta-carsonsink.html)
		Exploring Nevada's Ice Age Lake: Carson Sink ( http://www.rangerovers.net/expeditions/lakelahontan/)
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Carson-Sink (425 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - sink in
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	encarta.msn.com /sink+in.html (108 words)

	Columbia and Great Basin Divide, Elko County, Nevada
		When I stopped the car on the other side of Tuscarora on the dirt road to Midas and asked the same question, they were ready for me. But this spot was more interesting.
		As an aside, keep in mind that the Humboldt River and Sink were named for Alexander Von Humboldt and I believe the Carson Sink was named for Kit Carson (see time-line page).
		The Carson Sink and Humboldt Sink are really just remnants of a huge lake that formed on the east side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains - it was named Lake Lahonton.
	www.elkorose.com /columbia.html (713 words)

	Nevada Division of Environmental Protection - Carson River Mercury Site
		The Carson River basin, from New Empire to Stillwater and the Carson Sink, was designated a National Priority Listed (NPL) site under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) in August, 1990.
		Inhalation exposure has been determined to not be a health concern in the area.
		Mining in the Carson River drainage basin commenced in 1850 when placer gold deposits were discovered near Dayton at the mouth of Gold Canyon.
	ndep.nv.gov /bca/CarsonRiver/criver_1.htm (488 words)

	Carson Sink on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Oprah honors Carson - and pitches her new movie.(Daily Break)
		Carson urges city officials to `think big,' encourage youth.(Dr. Benjamin Carson addresses Congress of Cities)(Brief Article)(Transcript)
		Circus scene: Carson and Barnes and Beatty-Cole wrap up season tours.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/CarsonS1i.asp (369 words)

	Carson Sink
		Oprah honors Carson - and pitches her new movie.(Daily Break) (The Virginian Pilot)
		Judith Merril and Rachel Carson: reflections on their "potent fictions" of science.
		Carson urges city officials to `think big,' encourage youth.(Dr. Benjamin Carson addresses Congress of Cities)(Brief Article)(Transcript) (Nation's Cities Weekly)
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/us/A0810614.html (236 words)

	Mine Wastes
		Because the scale of impact along the Carson River is so large, natural detoxification will occur over the eons by subsequent sedimentation, dilution and diffusion.
		The presence of toxic wastes will certainly be recorded in the accumulation of sediments at the river's termination at the Carson Sink.
		Indeed, the Carson Sink is the ultimate tailings pond for the Comstock.
	www.nbmg.unr.edu /comstockscience/minewastes5.shtml (158 words)

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