| White River | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:White_River_Nevada_4.jpg) The White River running through Murphy Meadows near Sunnyside | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Virginrivermap.jpg) The White River (northwest portion of map) is bordered on three sides by endorheic basins of the Great Basin. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Muddy River |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Colorado River Basin |
The White River is a small and discontinuous 138-mile-long (222 km)[1] river located in southeastern Nevada notable for several endemic species of fish.[2] The river was named for F. A. White, a 19th-century explorer.[3]
- ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved Feb 10, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White River (Nevada)
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 60.