The Goshute Valley is an

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landform of the

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, United States.

Description

The towns of

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and Cobre are in the valley's north, and the central and north of the valley contains broken flatlands, with short washes draining from the surrounding mountain ranges.

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crosses the valley and has a junction with State Route 233 at Oasis. The

Nevada Northern Railway The Nevada Northern Railway was a railroad in the U.S. state of Nevada, built primarily to reach a major copper producing area in White Pine County, Nevada. The railway, constructed in 1905–06, extended northward about from Ely to connection ...

traverses the valley north from Ely and intersects the

Western Pacific Railroad The Western Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was formed in 1903 as an attempt to break the near-monopoly the Southern Pacific Railroad had on rail service into northern California. WP's Feather River Route dire ...

at Shafter and continues on north to a connection with the

Southern Pacific Railroad The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...

at Cobre. The southern of the valley turns southwest and includes the northeast-flowing Nelson Creek which drains into a flatland

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is in the

Steptoe Valley The Steptoe Valley is a long basin located in White Pine County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. From the historic community of Currie, the valley runs south for approximately 100 miles (160 km). To the west are th ...

to the southwest end of the Goshute Valley adjacent a

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between the north flowing Nelson Creek and the south flowing drainage into the intermittent Goshute Lake near the ghost town of Goshute.USGS 7.5 minute topographic quadrangles: Currie, NV and Goshute Lake North, NV The

Goshute Canyon Wilderness Goshute Canyon Wilderness is a wilderness area in northern White Pine County in the U.S. state of Nevada. Located in the Cherry Creek Range north of the town of Mcgill, the Wilderness was created by the "White Pine County Conservation, Recrea ...

lies to the southwest in White Pine County.

Salt desert

The Goshute Valley includes the largest of the Nevada salt desert ecoregions. Note: Goshute Valley not labeled on map.

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state line
Great Salt Lake Desert Watershed , Southeast = West Wendover, NV

Goshute Indian Reservation The Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation is located in Juab County, Utah, Tooele County, Utah, and White Pine County, Nevada, United States. It is one of two federally recognized tribes of Goshute people, the other being the Skull Vall ...

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Description

Salt desert

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