Dry Lake (Churchill County, Nevada)

Dry Lake is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1]

Dry Lake was named for the fact it often contained little water.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dry Lake (Churchill County, Nevada)
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 10.

Coordinates: 35°41′50″N 115°27′11″W / 35.69722°N 115.45306°W / 35.69722; -115.45306

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