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Papoose Lake is a 
dry lake bed
A dry lake bed, also known as a playa, is a basin or depression that formerly contained a standing surface water body, which disappears when evaporation processes exceeds recharge. If the floor of a dry lake is covered by deposits of alkaline c ...
located in Lincoln County, Nevada
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,345. Its county seat is Pioche. Like many counties in Nevada, it is dry and sparsely populated, though notable for containing the Area ...
, U.S. The lake lies within the plot of land referred to as the Groom Lake facility (also known as Area 51
Area 51 is the common name of a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range. A remote detachment administered by Edwards Air Force Base, the facility is officially called Homey Airport ...
) and is a restricted area. The lake is located a few miles southwest of the Groom Lake facility adjacent to the Papoose Range.
References
Salt flats of the United States Lakes of Nevada Lakes of Lincoln County, Nevada {{LincolnCountyNV-geo-stub