Carson Sink
Carson Sink is a playa in the northeastern portion of the Carson Desert in present-day Nevada, United States of America, that was formerly the terminus of the Carson River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Depression with an elevation of 3,885 feet
- Description: dry lake in Churchill County, Nevada, United States
- Also known as: “Carson Desert”, “Lower Carson Lake”, and “Lower Sink of the Carson”
Carson Sink
- Categories: dry lake and landform
- Location: Churchill, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Carson Sink from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Slovenian—“Carson Sink” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Carson Sink”
- Dutch: “Carson Sink”
- French: “Carson Sink”
- German: “Carson Sink”
- Italian: “Carson Sink”
- Japanese: “カーソンシンク”
- Slovenian: “Carson Sink”
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