Walker River

Walker River Againahukwa (Northern Paiute)
West Walker River near Leavitt Meadows
Walker River and Walker Lake
Native name	Againahukwa[1] (Northern Paiute)
Location
Country	United States
State	Nevada
Cities	Yerington, Mason, Wabuska
Physical characteristics
Source	West Walker River
• location	Sierra Nevada, California
• coordinates	38°08′24″N 119°30′28″W / 38.14000°N 119.50778°W / 38.14000; -119.50778[2]
• elevation	9,640 ft (2,940 m)
2nd source	East Walker River
• location	Bridgeport Valley, California
• coordinates	38°11′44″N 119°17′09″W / 38.19556°N 119.28583°W / 38.19556; -119.28583[3]
• elevation	6,570 ft (2,000 m)
Source confluence
• location	Yerington, Lyon County, Nevada
• coordinates	38°53′35″N 119°10′44″W / 38.89306°N 119.17889°W / 38.89306; -119.17889[4]
• elevation	4,442 ft (1,354 m)
Mouth	Walker Lake
• location	Mineral County, Nevada
• coordinates	38°48′56″N 118°44′40″W / 38.81556°N 118.74444°W / 38.81556; -118.74444[4]
• elevation	3,973 ft (1,211 m)
Length	62 mi (100 km)
Basin size	3,134 sq mi (8,120 km2)
Discharge
• location	Wabuska, NV
• average	164 cu ft/s (4.6 m3/s)
• minimum	0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
• maximum	3,280 cu ft/s (93 m3/s)

The Walker River is a river in west-central Nevada in the United States, approximately 62 miles (100 km) long. Fed principally by snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada of California, it drains an arid portion of the Great Basin southeast of Reno and flows into the endorheic basin of Walker Lake. The river is an important source of water for irrigation in its course through Nevada; water diversions have reduced its flow such that the level of Walker Lake has fallen 160 feet (49 m) between 1882 and 2010. The river was named for explorer Joseph Reddeford Walker, a mountain man and experienced scout who is known for establishing a segment of the California Trail.