Amargosa River
The Amargosa River is a waterway, 185 miles long, in southern Nevada and eastern California 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Badwater
Locality
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Badwater Basin is an endorheic basin in Death Valley National Park, Death Valley, Inyo County, California, noted as the lowest point in North America and the United States, with a depth of 282 ft below sea level. Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States, is only 84.6 miles to the northwest. Badwater is situated 5 miles east of Amargosa River.
Amargosa River
- Categories: seasonal river and body of water
- Location: Inyo County, Desert, California, United States, North America
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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”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Death Valley and Devils Speedway.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tule Spring and Badwater Basin.
Inyo County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Shoshone, Olancha-Cartago, and Death Valley Junction.
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