The South Twin River Basin is in the
Toiyabe National Forest east of the
Toiyabe Range
The Toiyabe Range is a mountain range in Lander and Nye counties, Nevada, United States. Most of the range is included within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The highest point in the range, near its southern end, is Arc Dome (11,788 ...
and includes the drainage of the South Fork South Twin River. The river enters the
Big Smoky Valley
The Big Smoky Valley is a landform of the Tonopah Basin between the Toiyabe and Toquima mountain ranges. It is about 100 miles (160 km) in length.
Big Smoky Valley was so named on account of haze which frequently settles there. It is known ...
at elevation and is completely diverted except during periods of high flow. The adjacent North Twin River Basin is smaller, and the North Twin also flows across
Nevada State Route 376
State Route 376 (SR 376) is a state highway in Nye and Lander counties in central Nevada, United States. It connects U.S. Route 6 (US 6) near Tonopah north to U.S. Route 50 near Austin. The Tonopah–Austin Road existed as early as 1 ...
to the same irrigation area,
and both
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, t ...
s are part of the
Northern Big Smoky Watershed.
References
Basins of Nevada
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