Nevada Gulch

Nevada Gulch is a valley in Lawrence County, South Dakota, in the United States. Nevada Gulch took its name from the U.S. state of Nevada.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sanford Underground Research Facility.

Sanford Underground Research Facility

Photo: Sanford Lab, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Sanford Underground Research Facility, or Sanford Lab, is an underground laboratory in Lead, South Dakota. The deepest underground laboratory in the United States, it houses multiple experiments in areas such as dark matter and neutrino physics research, biology, geology and engineering. Sanford Underground Research Facility is situated 2 miles northeast of Nevada Gulch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Flatiron and Lead.

Flatiron

Locality

Flatiron, formerly known as Yellow Creek or Flat Iron City, is a ghost town in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. It was known for its highly successful gold mining.

Lead

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Lead is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,982 at the 2020 census. Lead is located in western South Dakota, in the Black Hills near the Wyoming state line.

Central City

Village

Central City is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 93 at the 2020 census. Central City is situated 2½ miles northeast of Nevada Gulch.

Nevada Gulch

Type: Valley with an elevation of 5,289 feet
Description: valley in South Dakota
Categories: gulch and landform
Location: Lawrence, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.33582° or 44° 20′ 9″ north

Longitude

-103.78687° or 103° 47′ 13″ west

Elevation

5,289 feet (1,612 metres)

Open location code

85PR86P7+87

GeoNames ID

5767374

Wikidata ID

Q20711243

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