The Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area is a United States

National Conservation Area National Conservation Area is a designation for certain protected areas in the United States. They are nature conservation areas managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the National Landscape Conservation System. Restrictions vary b ...

located in southwest

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west of St. George along the borders with

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and

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. It is managed by the U.S.

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as part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and was authorized in the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009. The Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area (NCA) is drained by

Beaver Dam Wash The Beaver Dam Wash is a seasonal stream near the southwestern Utah- Nevada border in the United States. At its southern end in northern Arizona, near the point where it empties into the Virgin River, the stream flows throughout the year. Part ...

in the watershed of the

Virgin River The Virgin River is a tributary of the Colorado River in the U.S. states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. The river is about long.Calculated with Google Maps and Google Earth It was designated Utah's first wild and scenic river in 2009, during the ...

, a tributary of the

Colorado River The Colorado River ( es, Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The river drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. s ...

. The NCA provides habitat for the

desert tortoise The desert tortoise (''Gopherus agassizii''), is a species of tortoise in the Family (biology), family Testudinidae. The species is native to the Mojave Desert, Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexic ...

bighorn sheep The bighorn sheep (''Ovis canadensis'') is a species of sheep native to North America. It is named for its large horns. A pair of horns might weigh up to ; the sheep typically weigh up to . Recent genetic testing indicates three distinct subsp ...

Joshua trees ''Yucca brevifolia'' is a plant species belonging to the genus ''Yucca''. It is tree-like in habit, which is reflected in its common names: Joshua tree, yucca palm, tree yucca, and palm tree yucca. This monocotyledonous tree is native to the ar ...

, and other threatened and sensitive species.

Gallery

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References

National Conservation Areas of the United States Bureau of Land Management areas in Utah Protected areas of Washington County, Utah Protected areas established in 2009 Units of the National Landscape Conservation System {{Utah-geo-stub