The Clover Valley of
Nevada
Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...
, is a 37-mile (60 km) long valley located in central-southeast
Elko County
Elko County is a county in the northeastern corner of Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 53,702. Its county seat is Elko. The county was established on March 5, 1869, from Lander County. Elko County is the fourth ...
.
Wells, Nevada lies at its north end, on
I-80
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one of the ori ...
.
Clover Valley lies at the east flank of the mostly north-trending
East Humboldt Range
The East Humboldt Range is a mountain range in Elko County, Nevada, United States. It is located along the eastern edge of the upper watershed of the Humboldt River, which flows southwest from its source just north of the range. The range reac ...
, which supplies numerous creeks to the north valley; the mountain forests supplying the water are a section of the
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. A slough exists in the north which drains south to intermittent Snow Water Lake.
Description
Clover Valley trends north-south. The
Wood Hills lie along the northeast and eastern edge, to the southeast of
Wells;
Spruce Mountain is south-southeast.
Dissected lowlands or flatlands surround Snow Water Lake, which lies near the valley's center, except on its west at the East Humboldt Range foothills bordering the lake.
History
The first permanent settlement at Clover Valley was made in 1864.
A station on 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 ...
between Ventosa and
Wells was named for a directional sign posted on the building pointing the way to the local bar. Being crudely written, it was read and assumed to be the location of TOBAR.
A post office was established at the site as Clover City and changed to Tobar on December 20, 1911 and was renamed Clover City again on December 11, 1918. Tobar became active from January 18, 1921 until it was decommissioned on September 17, 1942.
Access
U.S. Route 93
U.S. Route 93 (US 93) is a major north–south U.S. Numbered Highway in the western United States, that connects U.S. Route 60 (US 60) in Wickenburg, Arizona, with British Columbia Highway 93 at the Canadian border (north of ...
extends through the valley's west from Wells, south to the south terminus of the East Humboldt Range, at Warm Creek Ranch; Route 93 continues southeasterly to
Currie
Currie is a village and suburb on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland, situated south west of the city centre. Formerly within the County of Midlothian, it now falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council. It is situated be ...
in
Goshute Valley
The Goshute Valley is an endorheic landform of the Great Basin in Elko County, Nevada, Elko County, Nevada, United States.
Description
The towns of Oasis, Nevada, Oasis and Cobre, Nevada, Cobre are in the valley's north, and the central and nort ...
. From the west,
Nevada State Route 229 from north
Ruby Valley
Ruby Valley is a large basin located in south-central Elko County, Nevada, Elko and northern White Pine County, Nevada, White Pine counties in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada in the western United States. From Secret Pass it runs ...
connects to US 93 south of Warm Creek Ranch.
In the northwest, south of Wells,
Nevada 232 follows the foothills west of the Slough region, where about fifteen creeks descend from the East Humboldt Range. All other interior valley regions are accessed by unimproved roads. The north perimeter of the valley is approximately where
Interstate 80
Interstate 80 (I-80) is an east–west transcontinental freeway that crosses the United States from San Francisco, California, to Teaneck, New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. The highway was designated in 1956 as one of the ori ...
travels east from Wells.
File:Wells, NV-750px.JPG, View southeast of Wood Hills from Wells
References
External links
{{commons category, Clover Valley
Tobar (Historical Site), geodata.us (coordinates)
Valleys of Elko County, Nevada
Valleys of Nevada