Goshute Valley Explained

Goshute Valley
Country:United States
State:Nevada
District:Elko County
Coordinates:40.7702°N -114.4134°W
Border:Toano Range
Border1:Cherry Creek Range
Border2:Antelope Valley
Border3:Dolly Varden Mountains
Border4:Currie Hills
Border5:Steptoe Valley
Border6:Pequop Mountains
Length Mi:60
Length Orientation:north-south trending
Width Mi:12
Photo Size:295px
Map:Nevada
Map Width:200

The Goshute Valley is an endorheic landform of the Great Basin in Elko County, Nevada, United States.

Description

The towns of Oasis and Cobre are in the valley's north, and the central and north of the valley contains broken flatlands, with short washes draining from the surrounding mountain ranges.

Interstate 80 crosses the valley and has a junction with State Route 233 at Oasis. The Nevada Northern Railway traverses the valley north from Ely and intersects the Western Pacific Railroad at Shafter and continues on north to a connection with the Southern Pacific Railroad at Cobre.

The southern 25miles of the valley turns southwest and includes the northeast-flowing Nelson Creek which drains into a flatland sink. Currie is in the Steptoe Valley to the southwest end of the Goshute Valley adjacent a drainage divide between the north flowing Nelson Creek and the south flowing drainage into the intermittent Goshute Lake near the ghost town of Goshute.[1] The Goshute Canyon Wilderness lies to the southwest in White Pine County.

Salt desert

The Goshute Valley includes the largest of the Nevada salt desert ecoregions.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangles: Currie, NV and Goshute Lake North, NV
  2. Note: Goshute Valley not labeled on map.