Moapa Valley Progress
Moapa may mean: People * Moapa Band of Paiute Indians Places * Moapa River Indian Reservation, an Indian Reservation in Southern Nevada that is home to some members of the Southern Paiute * Moapa Town, Nevada, a small unincorporated community in Southern Nevada * Moapa Valley, Nevada, a valley in Southern Nevada in which the towns of Moapa, Logandale and Overton are located * Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge, a wildlife refuge at the headwaters of the Muddy River in Southern Nevada * Muddy River (Nevada), previously called the Moapa River, a short river in Southern Nevada that flows from the Moapa Valley to Lake Mead Other * ''Moapa'', the genus of the Moapa dace The moapa dace (''Moapa coriacea'') is a rare cyprinid fish of southern Nevada, United States, found only in the upper parts of the Muddy (formerly Moapa) River, and in the warm springs that give rise to the river. It is the only species of the ...

Moapa Band Of Paiute Indians
The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation are a federally recognized tribe of Southern Paiute, who live in southern Nevada on the Moapa River Indian Reservation. They were in the past called the Muappa / Moapat and the Nuwuvi. Art and material culture The Moapa are adept at basketry. They traditionally wore clothing made of hide, yucca fibers, and cliff-rose bark cloth. History The Moapa practiced irrigation agriculture before contact with Europeans. The Moapa traded with the Spanish in the later 18th and early 19th centuries who arrived here from California and Arizona, yet no missions were built in the area. In 1869 the United States relocated by force the Southern Paiute to the Moapa area. Originally the entire Moapa River watershed and lands along the Colorado River (some of which area is now under Lake Mead) was assigned to the Moapa; however, in 1875 their reservation was reduced to . They later suffered from decimation by disease in the 19 ...
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Moapa River Indian Reservation
The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation are a federally recognized tribe of Southern Paiute, who live in southern Nevada on the Moapa River Indian Reservation. They were in the past called the Muappa / Moapat and the Nuwuvi. Art and material culture The Moapa are adept at basketry. They traditionally wore clothing made of hide, yucca fibers, and cliff-rose bark cloth. History The Moapa practiced irrigation agriculture before contact with Europeans. The Moapa traded with the Spanish in the later 18th and early 19th centuries who arrived here from California and Arizona, yet no missions were built in the area. In 1869 the United States relocated by force the Southern Paiute to the Moapa area. Originally the entire Moapa River watershed and lands along the Colorado River (some of which area is now under Lake Mead) was assigned to the Moapa; however, in 1875 their reservation was reduced to . They later suffered from decimation by disease in the 19 ...
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Moapa Town, Nevada
Moapa is an unincorporated town and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,025 at the 2010 census. It is the largest town in Clark County by land area. Both the second and the third tallest structures in Nevada, the Moapa Entravision Tower and the Moapa Kemp Tower respectively, are located in Moapa. History The first permanent settlement at Moapa was made in 1865. Two Hal Roach short silent comedies were filmed here: ''Black Cyclone'' in 1925 and ''Flying Elephants'' with Laurel and Hardy in 1927. Moapa was the site of a wildfire that began on July 1, 2010. The fire covered at least and destroyed at least 15 buildings, largely in the Warm Springs Ranch. The Muddy River begins in the Upper Muddy on Warm Springs Ranch. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 150.8 square miles (390.5 km2), all land. Demographics As of the 2000 census, there were 928 people, 273 househ ...
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Moapa Valley, Nevada
Moapa Valley is an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 6,924. The valley in which the community lies, also named Moapa Valley, is about long and lies roughly northwest to southeast. Geography The Muddy River, formerly called the Moapa River, originates from the Warm Springs Natural Area and flows through the valley before emptying into Lake Mead. The communities of Moapa Town, Logandale and Overton are located in the valley. Logandale is about southeast of Moapa Town, and Overton is about southeast of Logandale. Prior to the creation of Lake Mead, Moapa Valley also included the town of St. Thomas, which was abandoned in 1938 due to the rising lake level. Moapa Valley is at an elevation of above sea level. The United States Census Bureau gives the census-designated place (CDP) of Moapa Valley (which may not coincide exactly with the town boundaries) a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.05%, ...
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Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge
The Moapa Valley National Wildlife Refuge (MVNWR) is a protected wildlife refuge administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, located in the Warm Springs Natural Area in the Moapa Valley of Clark County, Nevada. The refuge is east of Death Valley and northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. The refuge was created as part of the larger Desert National Wildlife Refuge Complex, on September 10, 1979. The Desert National Wildlife Refuge complex also includes the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, the Desert National Wildlife Refuge, and the Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge. History One of the areas of the MVNWR, now called the "Plummer Unit," was a public, family-owned recreational park. A former general manager of the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, Bob Plummer, purchased a parcel of land with an oasis of California Fan Palms (''Washingtonia filifera'') and natural hot springs. It became known as "Desert Oasis Warm Springs." During the 1970s and 80's he converted the property in ...
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Muddy River (Nevada)
The Muddy River, formerly known as the Moapa River, is a short river located in Clark County, in southern Nevada, United States. It is in the Mojave Desert, approximately north of Las Vegas. Geography The Muddy River is approximately long. It begins as a series of thermal springs in the Moapa Valley Moapa Valley is an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 6,924. The valley in which the community lies, also named Moapa Valley, is about long and lies roughly northwest to sou ... before continuing on its course to Lake Mead, where it drains into the northern arm of the lake near Overton, Nevada. Before the Hoover Dam's construction, the Muddy River flowed into the Virgin River. Near the town of Glendale, Nevada, Glendale the Muddy River collects the flow from the Meadow Valley Wash, forming the principal drainage system for southeastern Nevada. Moapa National Wildlife Refuge The Moapa Valley area is home ...
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