Hamlin Valley is a mostly north-south trending valley of the

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located on both sides of the

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state line. It is about long. Its north-northeast end point adjacent the state line, is the southwest start region of the

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Description

Hamlin Valley lies between the

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on the east and

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on the southeast and south, and the

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, and Limestone Hills on the west. On the north, it merges with Snake Valley, about south of

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; the south of the

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north-northwest, causes the north valley to narrow and change to northeasterly, as the valley merges into Snake Valley. The north end of the valley is located at , and the south end at . Rosencrans Well is located just southwest of the valley's center. The Hamlin Valley Wash is an

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running through the valley, flowing north-northwest, then due north. It originates in the foothills north of

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, Utah, (in a widening valley origin, southeast, south, and southwest, about 8 mi wide),Utah DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer, p. 40. and drains northwest, following the Hamlin Valley into Nevada. This southeast stretch of the valley trends north-northwesterly, about 25 mi, as do the Indian Peak and White Rock Mountain's central ridgelines, east and west. The Hamlin Valley Wash disappears near the north end of the valley. Adjacent at the disappearing region 2.5 mi west,Utah DeLorme Atlas, p. 40. Big Springs Creek, originates from Big Springs, at the southeast foothills of the

, and flows north past

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and into the Snake Valley, joins Lake Creek, and empties into

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. The Hamlin and Snake valleys together constitute a closed drainage basin.

Testing incident

In 1953, at a sheep camp in Hamlin Valley, Elma Mackelprang observed tiny whitish flakes swirling through the air. They were part of the

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associated with the '' Grable'' experiment, part of the

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series of

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, the most reckless and dirtiest ever conducted in Nevada. Mackelprang later experienced symptoms of radiation poisoning.

References

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Description

Testing incident

See also

References