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Carson River
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Carson River
The
Carson River
(
Washo
: Watahshemu ) is a northwestern
Nevada river
that empties into the
Carson Sink
, an
endorheic
basin
. The main stem of the river is long although addition of the East Fork makes the total length , traversing five counties:
Alpine County
in
California
and
Douglas
,
Storey
,
Lyon
, and
Churchill
Counties in
Nevada
, as well as the
Consolidated Municipality of Carson City, Nevada
. The river is named for
Kit Carson
, who guided
John C. Frémont
's expedition westward up the Carson Valley and across
Carson Pass
in winter, 1844.
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