Carson Sink dominates this interior portion of the Lahontan Basin in Churchill County, depicting an environment where water and terrain are in constant flux. The landscape is defined by the ephemeral Packard Wash to the northeast and the distinctive geological outcrop of Lone Rock at the southern edge. This 2014 survey captures the vast, sparsely vegetated salt crust and playa of the Sink, a region shaped by the drainage of the Carson and Humboldt Rivers. The map provides a precise layout of the Public Land Survey System, including the boundaries of t24n r32e and t24n r33e, which are essential for land-use historians and researchers tracking the transition of these Great Basin alkali flats.
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1908 · Carson Sink
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1910 · Carson Sink
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1931 · Lovelock
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1935 · Lovelock
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · Buffalo Mtn
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1955 · Lovelock
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Lovelock
USGS Topo · 1:62,500
1957 · Reno
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Lovelock
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1959 · Reno
USGS Topo · 1:250,000