California Wash is an
arroyo
Arroyo often refers to:
* Arroyo (creek), an intermittently dry creek
Arroyo may also refer to:
People
* Arroyo (surname)
Places United States
;California
* Arroyo Burro Beach, a public beach park in Santa Barbara County, California
* Arroyo ...
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
to the
Muddy River, in
Clark County, Nevada. Its mouth is at its confluence with the Muddy River over a mile southwest of
Moapa and a mile and a half west of
Glendale, Nevada. Its source is at an elevation of 3320 feet at the southwestern end of the
Muddy Mountains, at . From there it drains northeastward to its mouth on the Muddy River.
History
California Wash was named for the ''California Crossing'' of the Muddy River at its mouth by the
Mormon Road, and for the fact that the Mormon Road to California followed the wash from that crossing for many miles of the 52.6 mile water-less stretch of desert between the Muddy River and
Las Vegas Wash.
References
Rivers of Clark County, Nevada
Washes of Nevada
Old Spanish Trail (trade route)
Mormon Road
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