Seitz Lake is a glacial tarn in the

Ruby Mountains The Ruby Mountains are a mountain range, primarily located within Elko County with a small extension into White Pine County, in Nevada, United States. Most of the range is included within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The range reache ...

, in

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in the northeastern part of the state of

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. It is located near the head of

Seitz Canyon Seitz Canyon is one of the major canyons and valleys within the Ruby Mountains of Elko County, in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada in the western United States. Approximately in length, it was extensively sculptured by glaciers in ...

at approximately , and at an elevation of . It has an area of approximately , and a depth of up to . Seitz Lake is a major source of flow to Rabbit Creek (formerly known as Seitz Creek), which after exiting the mountains passes near the community of

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, meanders down Lamoille Valley, and then merges with the main branch of the

Humboldt River The Humboldt River is an extensive river drainage system located in north-central Nevada. It extends in a general east-to-west direction from its headwaters in the Jarbidge, Independence, and Ruby Mountains in Elko County, to its terminus in the ...

between Halleck and

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, NV. The lake was named after brothers George and Edward Seitz, who were early ranchers in Pleasant Valley. George eventually left the area, but Ed Seitz became the sheriff of Elko County in 1869.

References

Lakes of Elko County, Nevada Ruby Mountains Lakes of Nevada Lakes of the Great Basin {{ElkoCountyNV-geo-stub