Antelope Valley (California-Nevada)

Antelope Valley is approximately 15 miles (24 km) long and 8 miles (13 km) wide.[2] The USGS reports its elevation at 4,977 feet (1,517 m).[1] It stretches from 38°44′12″N 119°24′35″W to 38°30′44″N 119°27′04″W.[1] The mountains surrounding the valley floor rise to over 10,000 feet (3,000 m).[3] The topography of the valley floor is gently rolling and conducive to the agricultural and pastoral uses to which it is put.[3] The valley sides are made up of steep slopes.[3] The primary land use is irrigation-based agriculture and grazing.[4]

Antelope Valley is watered by the West Walker River and Mill Creak, and contains Topaz Lake (a reservoir).[3]

On the California side of the border, where the vast majority (33 square miles (85 km²)) of the valley lies, the Antelope Valley is served by the Antelope Valley Fire Protection District (formed 1947)[3] and the Antelope Valley Water District (formed 1961),[4] and includes the communities of Coleville, Topaz, and Walker.

The 2000 census reported that the population of the portion of Antelope Valley in California was 1,525.[3] In 2003, the California Department of Finance estimated that the population was 1,557.[3]

U.S. Route 395 traverses the valley and is its primary thoroughfare.[3]

• Antelope Valley (Elko-White Pine Counties), Nevada
• Antelope Valley (Eureka County), Nevada
• Antelope Valley (Lander County), Nevada