Amargosa River

The Amargosa River is a waterway, 185 miles long, in southern and eastern in the United States. The Amargosa River is one out of two rivers located in the California portion of the Mojave Desert with perennial flow.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: intermittent waterway in southern Nevada and eastern California
  • Also known as: Alkali Creek”, “Muddy River”, and “Rio de los Payuches

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Badwater.

Locality
Basin is an endorheic basin in , , , noted as the lowest point in and the , with a depth of 282 ft below sea level. , the highest point in the , is only 84.6 miles to the northwest. is situated 5 miles east of Amargosa River.

Amargosa River

Latitude
36.24356° or 36° 14′ 37″ north
Longitude
-116.85672° or 116° 51′ 24″ west
Elevation
-279 feet (-85 metres)
Open location code
858564VV+C8
Geo­Names ID
5323652
Wiki­data ID
Q455063
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Welsh—“Amargosa River” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: Амаргоса
  • Catalan: Amargosa
  • Cebuano: Amargosa River
  • Chuvash: Амаргоса
  • Dutch: Amargosa River
  • Dutch: Amargosa
  • French: Amargosa River
  • French: Amargosa
  • German: Amargosa River
  • German: Amargoshe Creek
  • German: Aramozza Creek
  • German: Armagosa Creek
  • German: Bitter Water Creek
  • German: Bitter Water
  • German: Salaratus Creek
  • German: Saleratus Creek
  • German: The Bitter Water
  • Hebrew: אמרגוסה
  • Italian: Amargosa
  • Japanese: アマルゴーサ川
  • Malayalam: അമർഗോസ നദി
  • Persian: رود آمارگوسا
  • Persian: رود امرگوسا
  • Polish: Amargosa River
  • Portuguese: Rio Amargosa
  • Romanian: Amargosa (râu)
  • Romanian: Râul Amargosa
  • Russian: Амаргоса (река)
  • Russian: Амаргоса
  • Slovenian: Amargosa River
  • Slovenian: Amargosa
  • Slovenian: reka Amargosa
  • Welsh: Afon Amargosa

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tule Spring and Badwater Basin.

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